American Opportunity (formerly the Free Congress Research and Education Foundation) is a conservative think tank founded by Paul Weyrich. Based in Alexandria, Virginia, It is a

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research and education organization. Since 2010, the foundation has been headed by former Governor of Virginia

Jim Gilmore James Stuart Gilmore III (born October 6, 1949) is an American politician, diplomat, statesman, and former attorney who was the 68th Governor of Virginia from 1998 to 2002 and Chairman of the Republican National Committee in 2001. A native Vir ...

Activities

Under Weyrich, the foundation focused on cultural concerns, such as forming the "next conservatism",

anti-abortion Anti-abortion movements, also self-styled as pro-life or abolitionist movements, are involved in the abortion debate advocating against the practice of abortion and its legality. Many anti-abortion movements began as countermovements in respons ...

, public transportation concerns, and Fourth-generation warfare. Under Gilmore, with the aid of former

Reagan Ronald Wilson Reagan ( ; February 6, 1911June 5, 2004) was an American politician, actor, and union leader who served as the 40th president of the United States from 1981 to 1989. He also served as the 33rd governor of California from 1967 ...

-era Department of the Treasury official Gary Robbins, American Opportunity has focused on lowering taxes across the board, with the aim of completely removing all taxes on shareholder dividends and capital gains, as well as removing the

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entirely.

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* {{official, https://americanopportunity.org Conservative organizations in the United States Political and economic think tanks in the United States New Right organizations (United States) 1977 establishments in Washington, D.C. Organizations based in Alexandria, Virginia