Patriotism Without Political Worship

In 1816, a celebrated American naval hero raised his glass and toasted "our country, right or wrong." Fifty-six years later, a senator who had fled political tyranny in Europe to become an American citizen stood on the floor of the United States Senate and corrected him: "if right, to be kept right; if wrong, to…

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ByLeonard Knowles

America First Business

The American Dream: The Cost of Middle-Class in 2026

A house, two cars, a couple of kids, a retirement account that actually grows, and enough left over for a vacation once a year. That is roughly what "the American Dream" has meant for most of the past century. This year, this magazine decided to actually price it out, region by region, category by category,…

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ByRoger Tillman

America First People

ELON MUSK: MORE AMERICAN THAN MOST

There are Americans by birth, Americans by oath, and Americans by action. Elon Musk belongs to the last two categories. Born in Pretoria, South Africa, educated partly in Canada and at the University of Pennsylvania, and naturalized as a United States citizen in 2002, Musk did not inherit an American identity by geography. He chose…

0Comments07 | 16 | 2026

ByWhilly Bermudez

America First Politics

How Birthright Citizenship Became a Problem

The Fourteenth Amendment was written to give the children of freed slaves the citizenship this country owed them. A century and a half later, it is being read to hand automatic American citizenship to the children of tourists, visa overstays, and people who broke our immigration laws to get here. That was never the deal.…

0Comments07 | 15 | 2026

ByTeresa Palomares

America First Politics

MARCO RUBIO — The Leader America Needs

From a bartender's son in Miami to the seventh floor of the State Department, America's chief diplomat has spent a career proving that faith, family, and an unshakable love of country are still the surest path to greatness. There are leaders who arrive in Washington chasing a title, and there are leaders who arrive carrying…

0Comments07 | 14 | 2026

ByLeonard Knowles

America First World

IRAN – We should go all the way

After two wars, a dead supreme leader, and a ceasefire that already asks American taxpayers to help feed the Iranian public, it's time for the world to see what happens when America stops managing a threat and finishes it. America does not start fights. We finish them. For nearly half a century the Islamic Republic…

0Comments07 | 14 | 2026

ByLoraine Rich

America First People

Who Is Nick Shirley?

How a 24 year old missionary's son from Utah, armed with nothing but a smartphone and a set of direct questions, became the most consequential independent journalist in America, and why his work is a genuine gift to the country. There is a particular kind of courage that mainstream media no longer seems to understand:…

0Comments07 | 14 | 2026

ByEmiliano Forza

America First

Trump Account for Kids: Explained

President Donald Trump’s new investment program for children officially went live on July 4, 2026. Trump Accounts are designed to give young Americans something millions of adults never received: an early, structured stake in the growth of the American economy. The idea is straightforward. Open an account for a child, place the money in low-cost funds…

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ByTrisha Pool

America First

The American Worker: Restoring Dignity Through Production

Why rebuilding the culture of work is the key to America’s moral and economic renewal. Work has always been sacred in the American imagination. From the earliest settlers carving farms out of wilderness to modern engineers designing spacecraft, labor has never been merely economic—it has been moral. It defined dignity, purpose, and belonging. The…

0Comments07 | 01 | 2026

ByTrisha Pool

America First

The Real Meaning of America First

A look at policy, culture, and what putting our country first actually means today. “America First.” Few phrases have carried more meaning across so many generations. To some, it signals patriotism; to others, duty. To those who understand its heart, it represents a moral call: the belief that Americans must safeguard their nation—its families,…

0Comments07 | 01 | 2026

ByLoraine Rich

America First

CHARLIE KIRK