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Featured Published October 28, 2026

What Are Men Under 50 Prioritizing Heading Into the Midterms and 2027?

With a new Congress set to enter the halls of power in 2027, Third Way and the American Institute for Boys and Men partnered with Global Strategy Group on a nationwide survey to look at the challenges facing men, and what policy priorities they want the federal government to address heading into the new year.

Memo Published October 20, 2026

Voters are Clear: Costs are the Signal

Podcast

Sarah Longwell Eats the Elephant One Trump Voter at a Time

Polling Published October 9, 2026

On Immigration, Battleground Voters Want Both Order and Opportunity

Who We Are

Third Way is a national think tank and advocacy organization that champions a bold, combative centrism. We develop policy and political ideas that deliver for working Americans and can win the moderate middle to build power. Our work in the center left acts as a critical bulwark against political extremism on both sides.

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Issues We Work On

Climate and Energy

From modernizing the electric grid and scaling nuclear power to revitalizing domestic manufacturing and competing with China on clean tech, our team pushes for policies that are affordable, reliable, and built for the long haul.

Economy

The American economy should grow—and the people who power it should get ahead. We’re working toward an economy that creates good jobs, lowers costs, helps people build wealth, and empowers new businesses while making sure hard work pays off.

Education

From kindergarten through graduate school, students deserve an education that opens doors and puts a middle-class life within reach. That's why our team is focused on moving the needle toward policies that produce stronger outcomes and deliver greater value.

Foreign Policy

New technologies are changing how wars are fought and economies are built. The old playbooks need updating. Our team is focused on shaping a foreign policy that keeps Americans safer at home and better able to compete on the world stage.

Health Care

Americans should be able to get the care they need, when and where they need it. They shouldn’t pay for coverage and face bills that drive them into bankruptcy. We’re working toward health care that is affordable, convenient, and reliable for everyone.

Politics

Our team is working to help the center-left chart a commonsense path to winning elections, governing effectively, and delivering lasting progress. We push back against outdated electoral theories, put political wishcasting under the microscope, and combat special interests who try to distort politics for their benefit.

Social Policy

Social progress is only durable when it earns and sustains public trust. From making communities safer to fighting efforts to turn back the clock on social progress, our team pushes for policies that are practical, enduring, and grounded in the concerns of everyday Americans.

Technology

Technology should make people’s lives better, our country safer, and the economy stronger. Realizing that promise means embracing innovation while putting commonsense guardrails in place to protect people from real harms without standing in the way of progress.

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Initiatives

Moderate Power Project

We amplify center-left views and voices to challenge the far left, push back against the MAGA-right movement, and govern effectively from the middle.

Center for Entrepreneurial Opportunity

This one-of-a-kind effort develops and promotes federal policies that dramatically increase the opportunity for everyday, female, and other disadvantaged entrepreneurs to start and expand successful businesses.

A New Economic Bargain

America is headed for explosive economic growth in the next half century driven by rapid technological advancement. Democrats shouldn’t curtail that growth. We should embrace it.