The American Ideal

We have won plenty of policy battles — but we're in danger of losing the public opinion war. Just 19% of young Americans now call themselves “capitalist,” down from 29% five years ago. Reforms built on a shrinking base of support don't last — the wins of this decade will be unwound in the next unless we change minds upstream of politics. So we defend the American ideal where it is really won or lost: with the next generation.

Our solutions

• Form the next generation. Through the Mississippi Leadership Academy, we reach young Mississippians before their worldview hardens — and turn the most engaged into tomorrow's civic leaders.
• Make the case, early. With What Makes America Special, we put the argument for what makes America exceptional into the hands of families, students and teachers.
• The Free Market Roadshow. We travel across the state, talking to audiences about the case for economic liberty.