July 15, 2026

LaHood and Sewell Highlight Bipartisan Wins on Ways & Means Committee

WASHINGTON, DC – With 42 days in session left in the 119th Congress, bipartisan leaders of the U.S. House Ways & Means Committee Congressman Darin LaHood (R-IL-16) and Congresswoman Terri Sewell (D-AL-07) appeared before The Ripon Society and Franklin Center for Global Policy Exchange to discuss their shared accomplishments as well as what they see…

July 10, 2026

Leganski Shares Inside Scoop of Legendary Battle for the Speakership in New Book

WASHINGTON, DC – Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s Deputy Chief of Staff, John Leganski shared the behind-the-scenes story behind his new book yesterday afternoon at a luncheon meeting of The Ripon Society.
July 2, 2026

Chairman Moolenaar Talks Strategy on U.S.-China Competition

WASHINGTON, DC – As the Chinese Communist government continues to pose a serious threat to American interests at home and abroad, The Ripon Society hosted a discussion with The House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party Chairman U.S. Rep. John Moolenaar (MI-02).

Volume 60, No. 3

America 250

Senator Bernie Moreno, Rep. Andy Barr, Rep. Kevin Hern, and Rep. Julia Letlow

July 16, 2026

In a panel discussion opened by Senator Bernie Moreno (R-OH), Reps. Andy Barr (KY-06), Kevin Hern (OK-01), and Julia Letlow (LA-05), will share their perspectives on the issues driving their campaigns for U.S. Senate and what they plan to prioritize if elected to the upper chamber in the 120th Congress.
Trade, Taxes & America’s Heartland with Rep. Frank Lucas and Rep. Randy Feenstra

July 20, 2026

Rep. Frank Lucas (OK-03) and Rep. Randy Feenstra (IA-4) will share their thoughts on trade and tax policy and the challenges facing the people they represent in America’s heartland.

July 14, 2026

“We are in honor bound each to strive according to his or her strength to bring ever nearer the day when justice and wisdom shall obtain in public life as in private life.” Remarks at Colorado Springs, Colorado August 2, 1901
July 7, 2026

“After all the very highest and most fundamental work of good citizenship is to leave the next generation in right shape.” Letter to Charles J. Frisch July 24, 1911
June 23, 2026

“A nation’s greatness lies in its possibility of achievement in the present, and nothing helps it more than the consciousness of achievement in the past.” American Ideals 1897