Making the Argument with Nick Freitas 8 Ways to Save Your State From the Left
Feb 17, 2026
A combative playbook for preserving conservative states through cultural and policy measures. Topics include aggressive immigration enforcement, reshaping education and university funding, and strict crime and punishment reforms. Energy independence, tax cuts for producers, and limits on public LGBTQ promotion are also discussed.
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Enact Pro‑Life Laws And Curriculum
- Ban abortion statewide and pair that with pro-life sex-ed and fetal-development curricula in public schools without opt-outs.
- Fund crisis pregnancy centers instead of Planned Parenthood to encourage carrying pregnancies to term.
Expand Gun Rights And Education
- Adopt constitutional carry and remove permit requirements so law‑abiding citizens can openly or concealed carry firearms.
- Teach firearms care, handling, and Second Amendment purpose in public schools as mandatory civics education.
Cut Taxes On Productivity
- Cut taxes broadly on net taxpayers, productivity, and investment while eliminating business and income taxes when possible.
- Focus cuts on those who actually pay taxes rather than on net recipients of government benefits.