Americans for Tax Reform

10/15/2026

Are AI data centers driving up your electricity bill?

Did the One Big Beautiful Bill give them a special tax break?

ATR’s James Erwin and Mike Palicz break down the claims, explain what the tax law actually says, and show how Democratic scare tactics against data centers are being funded by the Chinese Communist Party.

10/07/2026

How did Trump Accounts go from an “impossible” idea to law?

Matt Lira joins Grover Norquist to explain how Trump Accounts can help kids learn to save, invest, and become owners, and how the idea gained champions in Washington.

Matt also shares how Sen. Ted Cruz “went deep” on the proposal and was willing to fight for it, helping move the idea forward.

Watch the full conversation below.

10/06/2026

How do we give more kids a stake in the American economy?

Matt Lira explains why kids need more opportunities to learn how to save, invest, and become owners.

That’s the idea behind Trump Accounts.

10/05/2026

Trump Accounts could make investing part of growing up in America.

Matt Lira explains how the new accounts work, including the $1,000 contribution for eligible newborns and how parents, grandparents, employers, and others can contribute.

Watch the full conversation with Grover Norquist on the Leave Us Alone podcast.

09/30/2026

NYC’s property tax system was already complicated. Now the city is adding another layer.
Ken Girardin explains how wildly different property tax burdens can be across New York City and why he argues the underlying system needs attention.

09/29/2026

When states overspend, who ultimately pays? ATR's Doug Kellogg explains why fiscal decisions in New York, California, and Illinois can become an issue for federal taxpayers nationwide.

Watch the full From the Swamp to the States conversation for more.

09/25/2026

New York City has a new tax on high-value second homes. But that won’t come close to solving its larger fiscal problems.

Doug Kellogg and Manhattan Institute for Policy Research fellow Ken Girardin break down NYC’s rising spending, postponed pension costs, pressure for higher taxes, and what could happen when the next economic downturn hits.

Watch the full conversation.

07/17/2026

The cost of government isn't always obvious.

Taxes are easy to see. The costs of federal regulations are often hidden in higher prices for housing, banking, transportation, and everyday goods.

In this short clip, Kent Lassman, President & CEO of the Competitive Enterprise Institute explains why the average American household bears thousands of dollars in regulatory costs each year and why those costs deserve more attention.

07/15/2026

You paid your taxes. Washington still is not done taking from you.

Federal regulations quietly raise the cost of housing, banking, transportation, and everyday goods. Kent Lassman of the Competitive Enterprise Institute joins Grover Norquist to explain how those hidden costs reach more than $2 trillion a year and hit the average household with thousands in added expenses.

They also break down why regulations are so difficult to repeal, how entrenched interests benefit from complex rules, and what meaningful reform would require.

Watch the full episode of the Leave Us Alone podcast here:

Americans for Tax Reform President Grover Norquist sits down with K...

06/04/2026

Florida took action on lawsuit abuse.

Now insurance rates are beginning to come down.

On the latest episode of Leave Us Alone, Lauren Zelt of Protecting American Consumers Together explains how reform is helping consumers and why other states are paying attention.