Richard A. Stern

Former Hill staffer, former Heritage, now working on advancing American freedom @AmericanFreedom. Vice President of the Plymouth Institute for Free Enterprise

[Richard A. Stern @RichAStern]

I’m honored to be joining @AmericanFreedom as VP of the Plymouth Institute for Free Enterprise, where my team and I will be excited to champion the values that have defined America.

Much of what has made America great first took root at Plymouth Colony in the 1620s:
• A bold, pioneering spirit
• Personal devotion to God and family
• Self-government and the consent of the governed
• The seeds of constitutionalism and the Rule of Law
• Property rights and economic freedom

Over the four centuries since, these ideals became a beacon to the world—from the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution to the liberation of Europe and Ronald Reagan’s “Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall” speech.

Yet American freedom has also lived in the quiet dignity of individuals, families, pastors, farmers, and business owners pursuing what they feel called to do.

To keep this freedom and our nation thriving, the American people must carry its torch, and the federal government must remain constrained by the Constitution. At AAF, we will advance this vision as we look forward to celebrating the 250th anniversary of America’s independence!

[Advancing American Freedom @AmericanFreedom]

Welcome to Advancing American Freedom

The Conservative Movement lives here

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[Richard A. Stern @RichAStern]

An honor to be on this team and saving the country 🇺🇸!!

[Advancing American Freedom @AmericanFreedom]

President Reagan’s vision of free markets, strong families, and American leadership helped build decades of economic growth and prosperity.

AAF is carrying this tradition forward—advancing conservative policies and principles that made America exceptional.

AAF’s President @TimChapman sums it up perfectly: “AAF’s strength is staying principled and building for the long term.”

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@luke_tagle Yep!

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This mentality makes sense once you realize he’s a multimillionaire with multiple homes and gained all of it through the kind of theft that only the government can get away with - he literally doesn’t understand that you can make wealth, not just steal it.

[Bernie Sanders @BernieSanders]

I will soon be introducing a bill to give the public a 50% ownership stake in the largest AI companies in America.

This would guarantee that the trillions created by AI are used to improve the lives of all of us — and block oligarch decisions that harm the American people.

[Richard A. Stern @RichAStern]

The market at work ensuring that innovation benefits the people - what markets always do!

[NewsWire @NewsWire_US]

Microsoft Bans Claude Code After AI Costs More Than The Humans It Replaced

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I could not oppose the views of Cenk Uygur and Hasan Piker more. That is exactly why they should have been allowed to speak.

The West was built by those confident enough to engage with people they disagree with.

[Oxford Union @OxfordUnion]

A statement from the President, Arwa Elrayess:

[Richard A. Stern @RichAStern]

@MarkRPellegrino Even if merely that were so, are those parameters not the product of the Creator?

[Richard A. Stern @RichAStern]

Rights come from God, not government. Prosperity comes from innovators and entrepreneurs, not government.

[Handre @Handre]

The 19th century was history's greatest experiment in minimal government and maximal human flourishing. You had a federal budget that consumed roughly 3% of GDP, zero income tax until 1913, and a monetary system anchored to gold. The results speak louder than any economic theory: America transformed from an agricultural backwater into the world's industrial powerhouse in less than a century.

Consider the numbers. Real wages doubled between 1860 and 1890. Railroad mileage exploded from 30,000 miles in 1860 to 164,000 miles by 1890. Steel production jumped from 77,000 tons in 1870 to over 4 million tons by 1890. No central planning committee orchestrated this transformation. No industrial policy czar allocated resources. Entrepreneurs risked their own capital, succeeded or failed on their own merits, and consumers voted with their wallets.

The government's role was enforcing contracts and protecting property rights. No antitrust lawsuits against successful companies. No bailouts for failed ventures. No regulatory agencies strangling innovation in its cradle. When Jay Gould built his railroad empire, he answered to bondholders and customers, not bureaucrats. When Andrew Carnegie revolutionized steel production, the market rewarded efficiency and punished waste.

Critics love to mention the "robber barons" while ignoring that these men drove down prices and improved quality through relentless competition. Standard Oil reduced kerosene prices by 90% between 1870 and 1897. Carnegie slashed steel prices so dramatically that skyscrapers became economically viable. They got rich by making everyone else better off.

Today's economists worship GDP growth rates of 3% as miraculous achievements. Nineteenth-century America routinely posted growth rates above 4% with no stimulus packages, quantitative easing, or industrial policy. They had economic freedom and sound money.

[Richard A. Stern @RichAStern]

Read as: “I’m only fine with the laws I buy”

[Yahoo Finance @YahooFinance]

Jamie Dimon said that banks will "not accept" the CLARITY Act in an interview with Fox Business.

[Richard A. Stern @RichAStern]

Can we add this kind of architecture to the endangered species list and get around the NEPA permitting process 🤔

[Tall Roman Statue @TallRomanStatue]

It is the year 2044, and MAGA just mandated that all of American's nuclear plants become gothicized. As a result, the Harambe School of Nuclear Engineering and Gothic Architecture is founded in Louisville, KY.

[Richard A. Stern @RichAStern]

Welcome, essentially, to the current tax code…

[Declaration of Memes @LibertyCappy]

My opinion:

Congress should immediately pass a law stating that if you are married and have three or more children you no longer pay income tax.

You must remain married for it to apply and adoption is acceptable if you have fertility issues.

What do you think?

[Richard A. Stern @RichAStern]

American private sector is unmatched 💪🇺🇸

[kAsada @RealGitmoTrump]

Euros are such incredible pussies

[Richard A. Stern @RichAStern]

Reconciliation is the opportunity to continue to tackle the affordability crisis and to ensure a more prosperous future!

[Advancing American Freedom @AmericanFreedom]

"Americans vote for leaders who do not miss an opportunity to make life easier and more affordable for everyday families and individuals." — AAF's @RichAStern

If the promised Reconciliation 3.0 doesn't happen, it will be yet another broken pledge from a conservative congressional majority that seems never to miss an opportunity to miss an opportunity.

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Perfect reminder that the only good tariff is a dead tariff.

[Joel Griffith @joelgriffith]

Stunning admission from the economist who just one year ago chided, “Trump’s Tariff Critics Are Trading on Overblown and Unfounded Fears.” Turns out, we were correct.

[Richard A. Stern @RichAStern]

Thank you for outing yourself as a neo-Nazi 👇

[Saikat Chakrabarti for Congress @saikatc]

Jake Auchincloss is essentially endorsing Susan Collins in Maine. Absolutely no excuse for a Democrat in the House to back a Republican for Senate in a crucial swing seat.

Auchincloss should be primaried. His primary election is September 1 in a safe, D+11 seat.

[Richard A. Stern @RichAStern]

Reinventing Roman bathhouses from first principles.

[Soleio @soleio]

Data centers powering rooftop thermal baths that people can leisure in is actually a great idea

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You shouldn’t be in office if you think voters can be bought.

[Thomas Massie @RepThomasMassie]

@WSJ @WSJFreeEx @WSJopinion @MattHennessey It’s public record, not a secret, that the Republican Jewish Coalition, AIPAC, and a Miriam Adelson funded superPAC spent tens of millions of dollars against me to buy this Congressional seat in Kentucky.

[Richard A. Stern @RichAStern]

Must watch video on the waste in the DC metro system and an all important reminder that government shouldn’t redistribute your money and pretend it’s offering a service.

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*Remote Work enters the chat

[Jo @junker_jo]

Everybody in the world wants an elegant and progressive solution to the maternity leave problem and there simply isn’t one. Babies need their mothers for 3 years and businesses need workers who don’t leave for 3 years. The only solution would have been to not create the problem.

[Richard A. Stern @RichAStern]

A new era at the Fed with Kevin Warsh as chair!

This is good news for American families who have been struggling with inflation as the Fed - under Powell - had prioritized Federal borrowing over keeping prices lower for the public.