Keeping the spirit of the western frontier alive

Fiscally Crying Wolf

Fiscally Crying Wolf

"Trimming $350 Million from a $16 billion state budget is small potatoes, not the sky falling. If anything, our federal and state governments should be focused on eliminating even more spending to protect taxpayers."

By Kendall Cotton

Mike Mansfield and the Japanese

Mike Mansfield and the Japanese

"In 1988, on behalf of America and with Mike Mansfield’s support, President Ronald Reagan formally apologized for the internments and publicly admitted they were not justified."

By Lawrence Reed

Montana Leading with Free Market Healthcare

Montana Leading with Free Market Healthcare

By eliminating the middlemen and bureaucracy involved in billing third parties, DPC providers are able to save patients money and focus on their health while also being radically transparent with their prices – a breath of fresh air in today’s modern healthcare world.

By Kendall Cotton

Free Market Healthcare Hub

Free Market Healthcare Hub

Governor Gianforte and the 2021 Montana Legislature ushered in one of the most dramatic expansions of healthcare access in recent memory and made Montana a leader in free market healthcare. The Free Market Healthcare Hub maps where verified Direct Patient Care (DPC) clinics are operating in Montana. The Hub also links to other resources that...

By Frontier Institute

The 20th President

The 20th President

"Garfield argued that the nation’s financial ailments, the soaring prices of the Civil War especially, stemmed from the federal government’s monetary mischief."

By Lawrence Reed

Being Your Own Boss

Being Your Own Boss

"There is certainly freedom in being one’s own boss, but freedom isn’t free. New business owners will pay for that freedom in long hours, learning new skills, and spending lots of money on initial expenses."

By Joe Coco

A Giant Project that Began in Montana

A Giant Project that Began in Montana

"The Montana connection dates to 1908, when the young organization began distributing Bibles. It happened at the Superior Hotel in the Mineral County town of Superior, Montana, where the Gideons placed their first 25 Bibles."

By Lawrence Reed

Montana Exceptionalism

Montana Exceptionalism

"It’s clear the western frontier values that made America great – individual freedom, self-reliance, relentless optimism, a fierce drive to innovate, radical openness to opportunity, mutual respect for each other’s freedom – were still alive on the Montana House floor that day."

By Kendall Cotton