Kristen Anderson

1 month ago | bushcenter.org | Kristen Anderson |Andy Smarick |Kori Schake |Jonathan Tepperman

Why traditional U.S. values require advancing freedom around the globe. Historically, U.S. political parties have been incredibly malleable. Ever since a two-party system crystallized in the American election of 1800, the party out of power has had enormous incentives to mold its electoral platform to be the inverse of the policies enacted by the party in power.

1 month ago | bushcenter.org | Kristen Anderson |Andy Smarick |Kori Schake |Jonathan Tepperman

Young voters are embracing the Republican Party. But the GOP must adapt if it hopes to keep them. After nearly two decades in the wilderness, conservatives have started to feel cool again. As progressives try to avoid being “cringe” or – even worse, irrelevant – the Right has begun to enjoy a new popularity among young Americans. Not long ago, the situation was reversed.

1 month ago | bushcenter.org | Kristen Anderson |Andy Smarick |Kori Schake |Jonathan Tepperman

U.S. foreign policy works best when it recognizes that power and idealism go hand-in-hand. The free world is the outer perimeter of American security, an engine of American prosperity, and a megaphone for American influence. U.S. foreign policy should aim to preserve, protect, and defend the free world. That may sound obvious. That is because it was obvious to most U.S. voters and policymakers from 1945 to 2016.