Buried beneath the weight of our nation’s progress lies a silent epidemic: the profound and lasting impact of childhood trauma, a force that shatters lives and our society … a force greater than gravity. Now is the time to raise awareness and piece back together these broken shards to enhance the well-being of our communities […]
Sten Reacts with Mike Stenhouse delivers hard-hitting analysis of the past month’s biggest stories, from America250 patriotism and SCOTUS rulings on biological sex to the rise of communism and Animal Farm Aristocrats in Rhode Island and across America. Tune in as Sten exposes socialist failures, defends God-given rights and Founding principles, and reveals the critical lessons every Ocean State patriot must embrace to push back against Marxist ideology and restore common sense.
The state issued about $139.2 million in various subsidies to local businesses in fiscal year 2025, according to an Ocean State Current review of the RI Commerce Corporation’s annual report for that year.
For most families, nothing is more important than securing a hopeful future for their children via a solid education. Yet, here in the Ocean State, families are under assault – educationally – by their own government. Because of compromised politicians and education officials, Rhode Island finished 50th out of 51 in the Heritage Foundation’s 2026 […]
PUBLISHER’S EDITORIAL NOTE: It is widely held that private property ownership, combined with robust protections for private property owners, is the #1 fundamental building block for a prosperous capitalistic economic system. Without private property rights, it is near impossible to grow personal capital and provide for inter-generational wealth. It is alarming that someone as powerful […]
PUBLISHER’S NOTE: Before you vote, know who you’re voting for. Why would you vote for anyone who supports doubling your electric bills? In our Ocean State, lawmakers have indeed dared to restrict our energy freedom, to raise electricity and gasoline prices, and put us at risk of blackouts and brownouts … all in the name […]
Yet, RI politicians doubled-down on our state’s extremist “Act On Climate” laws and mandates. If our world is not facing an existential threat, why would we continue with policies that unnecessarily increase costs and decrease energy reliability … potentially causing Freezing In The Dark scenarios? A true policy-induced hell? Why would voters continue to vote […]
Rhode Island’s state highway system ranks 43rd worst in the nation for spending effectiveness and road condition, according to the Reason Foundation’s latest Annual Highway Report. Despite spending $160,029 per lane mile in 2023, 15.35% of the state’s bridges remain structurally deficient and pavement conditions rank near the bottom nationally—49th for rural arterials and 48th for urban arterials. The Ocean State performed worse than every other New England state and trails only New York in the Northeast. Analysts and lawmakers point to poor value for money, ongoing bridge problems including the costly Washington Bridge repairs, and the need for better maintenance priorities even as safety rankings remain strong.
Join us for an ELECTION WAVES interview featuring Dr. Stephen T. Skoly, candidate for CD-2 with Mike Stenhouse. In our ELECTION WAVES series, we conduct a series of interviews and debates with candidates running for office in Rhode Island.
Join us for an ELECTION WAVES interview featuring Vic Mellor candidate for CD-2 with Mike Stenhouse. In our ELECTION WAVES series, we conduct a series of interviews and debates with candidates running for office in Rhode Island.
The law suit brought by West Warwick mom, Jane Doe, and her lawyer at the RI Center for Freedom & Prosperity, is now moving through the Rhode Island Supreme Court. In appeal of an adverse Superior Court ruling last year, the plaintiff’s filed her brief with the court on August 12, as prepared by attorney […]
Even as evidence grows that offshore wind energy will never meet is over-hyped cost and production projections, Ocean State lawmakers doubled down in 2026 on their non-sensical and dangerous commitment to their green energy Act On Climate agenda. Now, new data proves how unreliable offshore wind can truly be. Because of misguided public policy by […]
State teacher unions have once again displayed their complete and reckless hold over elected officials, even when it means Rhode Island kids will suffer, while kids in other states will benefit. Per the nationally renowned Committee to Unleash Prosperity: “It’s an ongoing travesty that 20 governors (19 Democrats and Republican Phil Scott of Vermont) have […]
In 2026, Rhode Island became the latest battlefield in the culture war over public expression when a private artist’s tribute to a murdered young woman quickly exposed the selective outrage and authoritarian instincts of the hypocritical-left … when art refused to conform to their radical narratives.
Artist Ian Gaudreau was commissioned to paint a mural honoring Iryna Zarutska, the 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee who fled the Russian invasion seeking safety in America. Instead, she was violently killed in August 2025 while riding a rail train in Charlotte, North Carolina, when a released repeat violent offender stabbed her multiple times in an unprovoked attack.
While Spain is currently in the news for its open border disasters, we should be reminded that its history with Communism is the more important lesson for Americans to consider as we witness the rise of radical-Left ideologies in our country. Nearly 7,000 Catholic clergy—priests, monks, nuns, and bishops—were murdered in Spain during the Civil War that erupted in 1936, in one of the most intense episodes of anticlerical violence in modern Western history.
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights launched investigations Tuesday into five medical schools nationwide to determine whether their admissions practices violate Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits discrimination based on race, color or national origin.
In a stunning revelation in a July 28 Real Clear Investigations report, authored by Dr. Andrew Bostom, Rhode Island’s compliant media has been exposed once again. State news media advanced a false narrative when it persistently claimed that a 2023 shooting of a Muslim man outside an Islamic mosque in Providence was motivated by racial “Islamophobia”. The media, apparently without any investigative journalism effort whatsoever, automatically and eagerly advanced the ‘hate crime’ narrative put forth by mosque officials. In reality, Providence police believed the shooting was a basic run-of-the-mill criminal act, likely perpetrated against a victim with a long criminal record by another man with Islamic connections and a long criminal record.
Sten Reacts with Mike Stenhouse delivers hard-hitting analysis of the past month’s biggest stories, from America250 patriotism and SCOTUS rulings on biological sex to the rise of communism and Animal Farm Aristocrats in Rhode Island and across America. Tune in as Sten exposes socialist failures, defends God-given rights and Founding principles, and reveals the critical lessons every Ocean State patriot must embrace to push back against Marxist ideology and restore common sense.
Envy is the Eternal Fuel for Socialism; One Unbroken Chain where Ancient Resentment, the Beating Heart of Every Communist Movement, inevitably leads to Violent Brutality In this year that we celebrate 250 years since the Declaration of Independence … and the ensuing US Constitution and unprecedented national prosperity … it is vital that Americans understand […]
As one of the original 13 colonies and state signatories to the 1776 Declaration of Independence, Secretary of State Greg Amore and other Rhode Island officials, apparently suffering from TDS, have chosen to bar our state from participation in the Great American State Fair, celebrating the 250th anniversary of America’s birth. The 16-day event on […]
Union bosses just rammed through H7163 to sabotage school choice and steal power from Governor McKee. In this explosive new Sten Reacts, Mike Stenhouse breaks down how this bill blocks $86 million+ in federal scholarships for Rhode Island’s disadvantaged kids while sending our tax dollars to other states. Will McKee show courage and veto it? Watch now and demand action for Ocean State families!
In this celebration and election year, is it time for Rhode Island voters to rebel against the failed Democrat Ruling Class? Watch Sten Reacts now and share this episode with your friends.
With over 100 early petition signers – calling for passage of legislation (S2607 and H7352) that would make government pay when it violates our state constitutional rights – below are some of the comments from Rhode Islanders who submitted their reasons for signing.
Note from CEO Mike Stenhouse: The RI Center for Freedom & Prosperity, and our media arm, The Ocean State Current, are proud members of the State Policy Network. Our goal is to preserve the foundational principles of our nation – Trust In God, Love of Country, and adherence to our Constitution – within our own […]
The science of childhood trauma has taught me something I did not learn in thirty years of corporate engineering. A child’s brain is not built by genes alone. It is built by the people who hold it. Every time a mother soothes a crying infant, she is wiring an amygdala that will not fire in panic for the rest of that child’s life. Every time she names what her child is feeling, she is building a prefrontal cortex that will one day be able to regulate emotion under stress. Every time she stays present through a tantrum instead of withdrawing, she is teaching a nervous system that the world is safe.
In a move that avoids immediate confrontation with the Trump administration, the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island declined Tuesday to name an interim U.S. Attorney, leaving the top federal prosecutor’s post in limbo as Charles “Chas” Calenda’s temporary term officially ends.
In the ongoing state and national effort to enhance election integrity in Rhode Island and across America, there has been a major development in the legal battle between the federal government and Rhode Island over voter rolls. On April 17, 2026 a federal judge officially dismissed the lawsuit filed by the Department of Justice (DOJ) against Rhode Island Secretary of State Gregg Amore. The ruling, issued by U.S. District Judge Mary McElroy in a 14-page decision that sided with state officials and so-called civil rights advocates. Here are the highlights of the ruling:
As Governor Dan McKee touts a modest rollback in the state’s gasoline tax as part of his “Affordability for All” agenda ahead of reelection, the Rhode Island Trucking Association is calling the move little more than political window dressing — especially with plans to reinstate controversial truck-only tolls looming in 2027.
Artist Ian Gaudreau, a RISD-trained muralist known for community storytelling rather than politics, was painting a portrait of Iryna Zarutska—the young Ukrainian refugee brutally stabbed to death on a Charlotte light-rail train in 2025. Her story, amplified after shocking security footage went viral, exposed failures in crime, bail, and mental health policies that hit innocent victims hard. Yet, when Gaudreau started the mural on a private wall at The Dark Lady nightclub in PVD, the outrage machine kicked in … not over the murder, but over the funding ties to Elon Musk and other donors. Protests erupted, the mayor called it “divisive,” owners caved and ripped it down unfinished, and the artist had to relocate to Federal Hill at Opa Restaurant.
Congress returns from recess facing the longest DHS shutdown in U.S. history, a GOP plan to fund ICE & CBP via budget reconciliation, FY2027 budget talks, FISA Section 702 renewal, and the SAVE America Act.