Gracy Olmstead

Contributing Writer

Gracy Olmstead is a writer and journalist located outside Washington, D.C. She's written for The American Conservative, National Review, The Federalist, and The Washington Times, among others.

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Opinion

2020 is the year to shop small

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Opinion

The American Dream was built on 'handouts'

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Analysis

The modernization of Prince Harry

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Opinion

Local news can save America

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Opinion

Women shouldn't have to choose between motherhood and higher education

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Opinion

White Republican men are ruining the pro-life movement

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Analysis

The world is becoming a giant chain store

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Analysis

Trump is the navel-gazing president for our navel-gazing society

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Analysis

The vanishing political center

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Opinion

How's that swamp draining going?

Baby in GOP shirt with mother because paid family leave will win back women

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Opinion

How the GOP can win back women — without abandoning conservative principles

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Analysis

How to keep young people from fleeing small towns for big cities

Goldfish crackers with open mouths eating each other in a food chain

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Opinion

In praise of food freedom

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Opinion

Facebook is broken. Let's all fix it together.

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Opinion

Don't vilify responsible gun owners. Celebrate them.

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Opinion

Why so many military families think Trump's military parade is a bad idea

Ryan Holets and his wife with their adopted baby Hope

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Opinion

The valuable lesson pro-lifers should take from Trump's State of the Union

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Analysis

Can Apple save us from ourselves?

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un provides guidance on a nuclear weapons program in September 2017.

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Opinion

Why can't we live with a nuclear North Korea?

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Opinion

How to make America better, one Thanksgiving table at a time

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Analysis

The refreshing heroes of Stranger Things 2

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Feature

Against autumn creep

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Opinion

It's still summer. Put away your damn pumpkins.

President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence.

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Opinion

Trump's recklessness is Republican orthodoxy

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Opinion

How pro-life conservatives can fix health care

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Opinion

How Democrats can win over moderate Republicans

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Opinion

Boss Trump

By focusing attention on local politics, more people can experience the power of government.

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Opinion

Why America needs to revitalize its local politics

A case is made for why Christians should open their doors to Syrian refugees.

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Opinion

Gracy Olmstead

2020 is the year to shop small

The American Dream was built on 'handouts'

The modernization of Prince Harry

Local news can save America

Women shouldn't have to choose between motherhood and higher education

White Republican men are ruining the pro-life movement

The world is becoming a giant chain store

Trump is the navel-gazing president for our navel-gazing society

The vanishing political center

How's that swamp draining going?

How the GOP can win back women — without abandoning conservative principles

How to keep young people from fleeing small towns for big cities

In praise of food freedom

Facebook is broken. Let's all fix it together.

Don't vilify responsible gun owners. Celebrate them.

Why so many military families think Trump's military parade is a bad idea

The valuable lesson pro-lifers should take from Trump's State of the Union

Can Apple save us from ourselves?

Why can't we live with a nuclear North Korea?

How to make America better, one Thanksgiving table at a time

The refreshing heroes of Stranger Things 2

Against autumn creep

It's still summer. Put away your damn pumpkins.

Trump's recklessness is Republican orthodoxy

How pro-life conservatives can fix health care

How Democrats can win over moderate Republicans

Boss Trump

Why America needs to revitalize its local politics

The Christian case for opening America's doors to Syrian refugees