Submission by Tom DeWeese, American Policy Center

To understand the threats facing the nation—and how to confront them—we must first understand the who, what, when, where, and why behind the policies driving our national divide. What are Democrats pushing into place, and what are Republicans doing to counter it?

Democrats and their Leftist allies are operating from a clear, documented agenda. It is concise, detailed, comprehensive, and fully written out. They know exactly how to advance it and refuse to back away, even when they suffer defeats. In fact, those defeats only make them more focused and determined to ensure they don’t happen again.

Republicans and mainstream conservatives, on the other hand, have no comparable agenda. Instead, they rely on scattered ideas about freedom and limited government—but what do those ideas actually mean? How do they know when they’ve won or lost? And what is their response when they do lose? Usually, it’s little more than, “We’ll try harder next time.” But without clearly defined goals, how can anyone know what must be done to achieve them?

While an article cannot capture every detail of the Democrats’ agenda, here is a brief outline. In 1992, the United Nations introduced Agenda 21, built around three goals: Social Equity, Economic Prosperity, and Ecological Integrity. These three areas encompass every part of human society. “Ecological Integrity” became the enforcement arm, pushed under the labels of Sustainable Development and Climate Change. “Social Equity” became the mechanism for policing thought under the banner of Globally Acceptable Truths. “Economic Prosperity” became tied to how well communities followed the prescribed rules.

As debate grew, the UN continued adding new layers. The most notable additions were the 17 goals of Agenda 2030, outlining more specific plans to “Transform the World.” Then came Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez’s Green New Deal and, most recently, the World Economic Forum’s Great Reset. All share the same bottom-line goal: eliminating free enterprise, private property rights, and individual choice—the three pillars of freedom America’s Founders knew were essential to a free society.

When the Democratic Party began pushing this agenda into policy, those of us sounding the alarm were labeled “conspiracy theorists” and “hate mongers”—sometimes even by Republicans or mainstream conservative groups. Many refused to acknowledge the agenda existed at all. While the Left used emotion and fear to sell it, Republican leadership dismissed it as nonsense.

For thirty years, this agenda has been quietly embedded into nearly every policy area as government has expanded—dictating how we live, what transportation we can use, how much energy we can access, and how private enterprise must operate. Social Equity initiatives have reshaped cultural norms and community interactions under accusations of racism. Now, artificial intelligence threatens personal privacy, employment, and even the money in our pockets.

Republican responses have been marked by confusion. Rather than confronting the roots of the agenda and its authoritarian enforcement, they have tried to be “reasonable,” offering watered-down versions of the same policies. Acknowledging the Left’s environmental narrative, they counter with “Green New Deal Light,” believing moderation will solve the issue.

The National Association of Realtors—an organization that should be the nation’s strongest defender of private property rights—is instead a major promoter of Smart Growth, which undermines those rights. The American Farmland Trust “preserves” family farms by acquiring development rights and controlling how farms operate “sustainably.” States now use eminent domain to seize private land for private corporate projects. Meanwhile, Republican leadership does nothing.

What can be done? The 2024 election of Donald Trump for a second term was seen as a major victory for freedom and the Founders’ principles. Many patriotic Americans took a deep breath, relieved that Trump was back in office. Democrats, however, vowed that MAGA would not be allowed to succeed.

At the same time, conservative media and Republican commentators were celebrating what they believed was the end of the Democratic agenda. “Are you tired of winning yet?” became a nightly catchphrase. “The Democrats will never win another election,” they boasted.

Meanwhile, Democrats were preparing.

In October 2024—just before Trump’s election—the World Economic Forum held the Urban Transformation Summit in San Francisco. They anticipated Trump’s victory and planned to insulate their agenda by moving implementation to state legislatures, city councils, and local governments.

The UN and WEF have recruited more than 20,000 private NGOs to bring the agenda directly to local officials. These groups are trained to present policies, secure federal grants, and push implementation from the ground up. Every city in America is being targeted. The Urban Transformation Summit gave them new marching orders.

On October 5, 2025, the WEF held another summit in Wichita, Kansas, attended by hundreds of regional business leaders and government staff. The shocking announcement: Kansas—not California—would become the “Laboratory for Remobilizing Globalization.” The battle had escalated.

As Republicans convinced themselves that Democrats were finished—and failed to secure election integrity—an Election Day shock followed. A far-left candidate winning New York City’s mayoral race was no surprise. But with Republicans confident about New Jersey and Virginia, the scale of defeat was staggering.

The post-election narrative claimed Republicans simply failed to show up. There is some truth in that, but the deeper issue was Republican leadership’s failure to provide a strong message or fight for election integrity. There was no unified call to protect liberty or defend property rights. No compelling message for farmers or city property owners. Nothing.

As for the election process, Republican leaders accepted early voting and mail-in ballots—the very system Democrats designed and dominated. When Republicans vote early, they reveal exactly how many votes Democrats need to manufacture.

Reports from Virginia show that Democrat Abigail Spanberger had 125,000 early mail-in votes the day before the election, yet by election morning there were 300,000. In the attorney general’s race, a Republican incumbent lost to a Democrat who had previously written emails fantasizing about killing his former opponent’s family. And Republicans lost thirteen legislative seats.

In New Jersey, decades of state election data show about two million total votes for governor, with winners averaging 1.1 million. Suddenly in 2025, more than three million votes appeared, with the Democrat receiving 1.7 million.

Now, many fear the same pattern will repeat nationwide in the coming midterms, giving Democrats control of both the House and Senate. And Democrats are preparing for it. They never quit.

There is no choice but action. Americans at the local and state level must take the lead. Demand a complete restoration of the election system: eliminate voting machines, early voting, and mail-in ballots; clean voter rolls; and require handwritten ballots on Election Day. Only then will elections reflect the true will of the people.

Above all, the Republican Party must find leadership that wants to win and knows what it is fighting for. Define an agenda for freedom—and fight for it.