Table of Contents
Foreword Ronald Reagan 1
Foreword Nikki R. Haley 5
Preface Tan Parker 9
Acknowledgments 13
Federalism and the American Experiment: The Intention of the Constitution Professor Richard J. Dougherty 17
Guidelines for Pro-Growth Tax Reform for the States Dr. Arthur B. Laffer Nicholas C. Drinkwater 31
A Commonsense Guide for the States: The Texas Model Secretary Rick Perry 51
Making American Health Care Great: A Conservative Agenda for States to Create Innovative Health Care Markets Senator Rick Santorum Grace-Marie Turner 65
Religious Liberty and the Human Good Professor Robert P. George 91
Three Cheers for the Electoral College Professor Bradley A. Smith 99
Labor Unions and the Public Sector Lieutenant Governor Rebecca Kleefisch 115
Our Energy Future Jacki Deason 131
God's Green Earth Becky Norton Dunlop Kathleen Hartnett White 157
Choosing the Best for Our Children Governor Jeb Bush 171
Restoring Public Universities as the Marketplace of Ideas Tyson Langhofer 189
Getting Right on Crime Marc Levin Vikrant Reddy 213
The Texas Model of Tort Reform Dick Trabulsi 237
The U.S. Infrastructure Crisis: Enough Talk Already Bob Hellman 251
The Conservative Path to Immigration and Border Security Reform James Jay Carafano 263
From Serving the Nation to Coming Home: How State and Local Governments Can Assist in Veteran Transition Captain Scott O'Grady 281
Legislative Aftershock House Majority Leader Dick Armey 289
Defending the Second Amendment Chuck Norris 301
America's Greatest Asset: The Family Chad Hennings 309
Every Life Matters Kathy Ireland 335
Addressing the Social Fabric of Our Society Representative Tan Parker 349
The Media: "Goodbye, Iphigene" Merrie Spaeth 361
Revitalizing Low-Income Communities-from the Bottom Up and the Inside Out Robert L. Woodson Sr. 379
Contributor Biographies 397
Notes 423
