Good ideas don’t belong to a party. Here’s where we agree—and disagree—with both sides.
Ed Koch said vote for him if you agree on 9 out of 12 issues. We invite you to hold us to the same standard—and then compare your score with the two major parties. We think you’ll find more common ground here than you’ve found in a long time.
As you read through our positions, you’ll notice something: some of them sound conservative and some sound progressive. That’s not a contradiction—it’s the whole point. We’re not splitting differences or being lukewarm. We’re taking the best ideas from both sides and rejecting the worst from both sides. That’s what common sense looks like when it’s not filtered through a partisan lens.
We agree that border security matters and that immigration laws should be enforced. A country has the right and responsibility to control who enters. Where we differ is on the methods—rounding up hardworking families isn’t border security, it’s cruelty.
The government shouldn’t spend money it doesn’t have. The national debt is growing by $8 billion a day, and neither party has the discipline to stop it. We share the belief that this is a crisis—we just think Republicans haven’t actually governed that way.
Government should be as small as practical and stay out of people’s lives where it doesn’t belong. We agree with the principle—and we actually mean it, including the parts about bodily autonomy that Republicans conveniently forget.
The right to bear arms is constitutional, and we support responsible gun ownership. But “shall not be infringed” doesn’t mean zero regulation—there’s a rational middle ground between banning all guns and anything goes. The cities with the strictest gun control prove that bans alone don’t work either.
Criminals who are here illegally should be deported. Violent crime should be prosecuted aggressively. Public safety is not negotiable.
We agree that China’s trade practices, IP theft, and geopolitical ambitions are real problems that need serious, strategic attention—just not through reckless tariff wars that hurt American consumers and businesses.
The American education system is falling behind globally—26th in math on the most recent international assessment—and pretending otherwise doesn’t help anyone. We agree with Republicans that serious structural reform is overdue. We just disagree that defunding public schools is the answer.
Owning a home is the heart of the American Dream and one of the last reliable ways families build wealth. We agree—which is why we’d stop the tax rules that let investors outbid ordinary families for the few starter homes on the market.
America should produce abundant, affordable, reliable energy. We agree on an all-of-the-above build-out—including the nuclear power we keep talking ourselves out of—done responsibly, without paving good farmland to do it.
NATO, the UN, and our global partnerships make America stronger, not weaker. A more unstable world is bad for everyone. Diplomacy and multilateralism should be the foundation of foreign policy, not an afterthought.
Abortion access, contraception, and personal medical decisions should not be dictated by the government. True limited government means keeping the state out of your personal life—your body, your family, your decisions.
Climate change is real, and protecting the environment is an urgent priority, not a partisan issue. We’re especially bullish on nuclear energy—where America’s regulatory process needs the same overhaul that let France and South Korea build reactors on time and on budget.
Social Security is a promise that must be kept. Remove the earnings cap so high-wage earners keep contributing, make real structural reforms, and honor the commitment—before inaction turns a fixable problem into a catastrophe.
Private credit, private equity, and pharmacy benefit managers need real oversight. When “shadow banking” rebrands as “private credit” and your pension fund’s money is in it, that’s not innovation—it’s the same risk with better marketing.
H-1B visa holders and skilled immigrants strengthen our economy and drive innovation. Recent changes are literally exporting our competitive advantage to Canada, the UK, and Singapore at the worst possible time.
When billionaires pay effective rates of 1–3% and your plumber pays 25%, the system isn’t working. We’re not raising rates—we’re closing the loopholes that let the ultra-wealthy treat the tax code as optional.
Americans pay far more for the exact same medicines than people in other countries. We agree the pricing games—and the PBM middlemen who pocket billions in between—have to end.
Social platforms are engineered to be as addictive as possible for children. We agree they should be held accountable for knowingly harming kids—without turning the internet into an ID checkpoint that forces every adult to hand over their identity.
Taking the best ideas from both sides also means rejecting the worst from both sides. We don’t owe loyalty to either party’s sacred cows.
Banning abortion & contraceptives. You can’t call yourself the party of limited government and then legislate what people do with their own bodies. Read more →
Unchecked executive power. Bullying the Fed, the FBI, and career public servants isn’t strength—it’s authoritarianism. Independent institutions are the backbone of democracy. Read more →
Tax cuts without spending cuts. Cutting revenue while increasing spending isn’t conservatism—it’s fiscal recklessness with a marketing budget. Read more →
Gutting public education. Vouchers and defunding don’t fix schools—they abandon the vast majority of kids who can’t afford to leave. You don’t fix a leaking roof by moving to a new house and leaving everyone else behind. Read more →
Going too far left for mainstream America. Progressive policies that can’t win outside deep-blue districts aren’t just ineffective—they hand elections to the other side.
Spending without a plan. Ambitious social programs need realistic funding mechanisms, not just good intentions. Read more →
Defending the educational status quo. When American students rank 26th in math globally, refusing to acknowledge that something is fundamentally wrong doesn’t protect teachers or students—it guarantees they keep falling further behind. Read more →
Messaging & cultural disconnect. Talking down to middle America is a great way to lose middle America. Meet people where they are.
Abandoning small business. There used to be real small business advocates in both parties—champions who understood that Main Street, not Wall Street, is the backbone of the American economy. Those voices have all but disappeared. Both parties now cater almost exclusively to large corporations and their lobbyists. Small businesses get the photo ops during campaign season, then get ignored when it’s time to write policy. They deserve a seat at the table when trade policy, tax policy, regulation, and lending rules are being written.
Failing on healthcare. Both parties have tried to fix healthcare. Both have failed. Insurance premiums keep rising, pharmaceutical costs are wildly inflated, PBM middlemen extract billions, and costs keep climbing no matter who’s in charge. We refuse to pretend we have a quick fix—because anyone who claims they do is selling you something. What we have is a commitment to honesty, transparency, and doing the actual hard work of figuring this out. Read more →
The insider self-dealing. Both parties trade stocks on information the public doesn’t have, cash out to lobby the colleagues they served with, and stack the government with political cronies instead of experts. We didn’t just complain about it—we drafted the fixes: a stock-trading ban that covers the President too, term limits, far fewer political appointees, and closing the revolving door. Read more →