Editor's Note: This column was co-authored by Ryan Saavedra.
In a time of deep political division, Americans have found rare agreement: the United States must lead in energy, technology, and innovation. Polling from the Joseph Rainey Center for Public Policy shows overwhelming bipartisan support for a national strategy of American energy dominance—anchored in domestic production, data sovereignty, and technological leadership. This emerging consensus is not just about economics; it's about national strength, security, and the future of innovation.
The numbers are striking. More than 80 percent of Americans view energy security as vital to national security. Nearly all—96 percent—say personal data should never be stored in Chinese data centers, and 83 percent believe facilities serving U.S. consumers must be located on American soil. Ninety-four percent agree those facilities should be powered by domestically produced energy.
Across party lines, voters recognize the strategic threat posed by China's rise. Seventy percent believe the U.S. is engaged in a "technological arms race" with the Chinese Communist Party. Nearly eight in ten Americans want to outcompete and outproduce China in new energy projects, and 77 percent say no part of America's energy or data-center supply chain should depend on Beijing.
The urgency for action is clearest in critical supply chains like rare earth elements and high-powered magnets—vital to electric vehicles, wind turbines, smartphones, and advanced defense systems. For years, China has controlled about two-thirds of global mining and 90 percent of refining. In July, the Department of Defense entered a landmark partnership with MP Materials Corp. (NYSE: MP) to accelerate an end-to-end U.S. rare earth magnet supply chain, sharply reducing dependence on China. MP Materials operates America's only active mine in Mountain Pass, California, and has developed refining and magnet facilities in Texas, with a second U.S. magnet plant soon to follow. This kind of public-private collaboration shows how leadership and foresight can rebuild domestic capacity and secure the technologies that will define our future.
The same logic applies to the digital infrastructure powering our economy. Artificial intelligence (AI), cloud computing, and advanced data systems consume enormous energy. As most Americans now recognize, powering these systems with U.S. energy and keeping data stored within our borders is critical to national resilience. Energy and data policy are no longer separate debates—they are two fronts of the same strategic contest. To meet this challenge, we must pair secure data infrastructure with bold innovation in the energy sector. Our current power grid is aging and simply cannot sustain the exponential growth in digital demand. New solutions are emerging, such as Maymaan Energy's Aquastroke technology, which runs on a clean water-and-ethanol fuel blend and enables generators to operate efficiently without being tied to the grid. These kinds of technologies represent the ingenuity and independence America needs to maintain leadership in the digital and energy revolutions ahead.
Seventy-one percent of voters, including majorities of both parties, support reducing regulatory barriers to speed the construction of new data centers and energy infrastructure. Yet America's permitting process remains stuck in slow motion. Projects often take a decade or more to complete—if they survive at all. While we stall, foreign interests exploit our inertia. In Texas, Chinese billionaire Sun Guangxin, with close CCP ties, quietly bought 140,000 acres in Val Verde County near Laughlin Air Force Base to build a wind farm. Lawmakers ultimately blocked the project, but the episode highlights a simple truth: reforming permitting is not just about efficiency—it's about sovereignty.
Energy dominance and secure supply chains are essential, but they are only part of the equation. To truly lead, America must revive its culture of innovation—an ecosystem where new ideas can move quickly from the lab to the marketplace. Disruptors and risk-takers—those willing to challenge assumptions and push boundaries—are key to solving today's toughest challenges, from sustainable energy to AI-driven defense. We must reward ingenuity, not smother it in bureaucracy. That means modernizing our regulatory environment, encouraging public-private partnerships, and investing in technologies that make our economy more resilient. The next wave of American progress will come from engineers, scientists, and entrepreneurs who see problems not as obstacles but as opportunities to transform how we live, work, and power our future. If we unleash their potential, innovation will once again become America's greatest renewable resource.
By strengthening partnerships with allies, empowering private-sector innovators, and investing in the next generation of scientists, engineers, and entrepreneurs, we can restore America's edge. Disruption should be welcomed, not feared. By harnessing our energy, technology, and creativity, the United States can once again become the most dynamic, self-reliant, and forward-looking nation on Earth—united around one shared purpose: winning the future.
Lawrence Muscant is Partner and Executive Vice President at Omnia Family Wealth, where he sits at the nexus of the firm's investment and business-planning committees, translating global political risk and macroeconomic trends into actionable portfolio strategies.
Ryan Saavedra is a Republican political consultant and communications strategist who brings nearly a decade of experience in journalism and media analysis to his work in public affairs.