Rachel Bovard

Rachel Bovard

Rachel Bovard is the senior director of policy at the Conservative Partnership Institute.
Bovard: A New Coalition, If You Can Keep It
Bovard: A New Coalition, If You Can Keep It
What the changing shape of the Republican base should mean for institutional Republicans.
Bovard: Trump Is Consistent and Truthful on Abortion
Bovard: Trump Is Consistent and Truthful on Abortion
To a pro-life movement accustomed to condescension and dismissal from Republican party leaders, President Trump is an unexpected and welcome delight.
Bovard: Ordinary Americans Make a Positive, Optimistic Case for Trump and America
Bovard: Ordinary Americans Make a Positive, Optimistic Case for Trump and America
Amid a backdrop of unrest and turmoil, Republicans pulled off what many thought impossible: an optimistic convention emphasizing gratitude for...
Commentary: Trump Should Stay the Course on Drug Pricing Order
Commentary: Trump Should Stay the Course on Drug Pricing Order
Americans shouldn’t have to be overcharged for their drugs because Congress can’t get its act together and fix the program.
Commentary: The GOP Senate Is Asleep at the Wheel
Commentary: The GOP Senate Is Asleep at the Wheel
America’s foundational values are being torn down, canceled, and erased from our culture. Wake up, senators. You have just a handful of weeks to...
Commentary: Donald Trump Right to Suspend Guest Worker Visas
Commentary: Donald Trump Right to Suspend Guest Worker Visas
With millions of unemployed Americans and the exploitation of the H-1B visa system, the Trump administration's suspension of guest worker visas is...
Commentary: Why Banking on Judges Is a Poor Strategy
Commentary: Why Banking on Judges Is a Poor Strategy
There is no silver bullet that gets around the tough work of legislating.
Commentary: The Shame of Proxy Voting in the House of Representatives
Commentary: The Shame of Proxy Voting in the House of Representatives
The House of 1814—like the House of the Yellow Fever epidemic of 1793, the Spanish Flu of 1918, the Civil War, and 9/11—continued to meet in person,...
Commentary: Export Bans and the Reemergence of the Nation-State
Commentary: Export Bans and the Reemergence of the Nation-State
America’s trade policy must be tempered with a political and policy realism that acknowledges that the virtue of a national government is to protect...
Commentary: Coronavirus Reveals Big Tech’s Unchecked, Scary Power Over Our Lives
Commentary: Coronavirus Reveals Big Tech’s Unchecked, Scary Power Over Our Lives
The latest string of moves by Big Tech reveals just how much data they have on all of us—and just how much power they're willing to wield with it.
Commentary: WHO Are You? A Pattern of Deceit at the World Health Organization
Commentary: WHO Are You? A Pattern of Deceit at the World Health Organization
Our relationship with China, and with WHO, are two key areas that must come under rigorous review. The former made the world sick. The latter did...
Commentary: Amazon Is Not Taking Good Care of the Workers Making Your Life Possible Right Now
Commentary: Amazon Is Not Taking Good Care of the Workers Making Your Life Possible Right Now
Amazon’s reputation as a company that puts profits over people is becoming disturbingly clear in the corporation’s response to the coronavirus...