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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.

2020 is the year to shop small
An open sign.
Opinion

2020 is the year to shop small

The American Dream was built on 'handouts'
Hands.
Opinion

The American Dream was built on 'handouts'

The modernization of Prince Harry
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.
Analysis

The modernization of Prince Harry

Local news can save America
Houses.
Opinion

Local news can save America

Women shouldn't have to choose between motherhood and higher education
A baby and a mortarboard.
Opinion

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

White Republican men are ruining the pro-life movement
Brett Kavanaugh and President Trump.
Opinion

White Republican men are ruining the pro-life movement

The world is becoming a giant chain store
The world as brands.
Analysis

The world is becoming a giant chain store

Trump is the navel-gazing president for our navel-gazing society
President Trump.
Analysis

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

The vanishing political center
Bernie Sanders and President Trump.
Analysis

The vanishing political center

How's that swamp draining going?
President Trump.
Opinion

How's that swamp draining going?

How the GOP can win back women — without abandoning conservative principles
Baby in GOP shirt with mother because paid family leave will win back women
Opinion

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

How to keep young people from fleeing small towns for big cities
An abandoned building.
Analysis

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

In praise of food freedom
Goldfish crackers with open mouths eating each other in a food chain
Opinion

In praise of food freedom

Facebook is broken. Let's all fix it together.
Two people push a shattered facebook logo back together
Opinion

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

Don't vilify responsible gun owners. Celebrate them.
A hunter and protesters.
Opinion

Don't vilify responsible gun owners. Celebrate them.

Why so many military families think Trump's military parade is a bad idea
A military wife.
Opinion

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
Ryan Holets and his wife with their adopted baby Hope
Opinion

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

Can Apple save us from ourselves?
An Apple logo and a woman's silhouette
Analysis

Can Apple save us from ourselves?

Why can't we live with a nuclear North Korea?
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un provides guidance on a nuclear weapons program in September 2017.
Opinion

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

How to make America better, one Thanksgiving table at a time
An American Thanksgiving.
Opinion

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

The refreshing heroes of Stranger Things 2
'Stranger Things 2'
Analysis

The refreshing heroes of Stranger Things 2

Against autumn creep
Gourd season already?!
Feature

Against autumn creep

It's still summer. Put away your damn pumpkins.
Sand pumpkins can stay.
Opinion

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

Trump's recklessness is Republican orthodoxy
President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence.
Opinion

Trump's recklessness is Republican orthodoxy

How pro-life conservatives can fix health care
Pro-life march.
Opinion

How pro-life conservatives can fix health care

How Democrats can win over moderate Republicans
Bernie Sanders.
Opinion

How Democrats can win over moderate Republicans

Boss Trump
Boss.
Opinion

Boss Trump

Why America needs to revitalize its local politics
By focusing attention on local politics, more people can experience the power of government.
Opinion

Why America needs to revitalize its local politics

The Christian case for opening America's doors to Syrian refugees
A case is made for why Christians should open their doors to Syrian refugees.
Opinion

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