This episode of The Reagan Faulkner Show, recorded live from AmFest 2025 in Phoenix, lays out why Gen Z is becoming a decisive conservative force in American politics. Reagan argues that Biden-era radical left policies, unchecked illegal immigration, DEI and gender ideology, and attacks on police, education, and free speech have deeply alienated young Americans who simply want safety, stability, and honesty from their institutions. She cites data on Gen Z’s growing approval of Donald Trump and stresses the generation’s desire for America First policies, protection of children, and a return to the family-centered culture their parents and grandparents described between World War II and the Cold War.
She also shows how lived experience—COVID lockdowns, crime spikes, campus censorship, student debt, and a bleak job market—has shattered the “go to college and you’ll be fine” promise for many young people. Out of that frustration, Reagan describes a surge of Gen Z organizing on campuses, the rapid growth of conservative clubs, and the power of social media and podcasting to build a bold, unapologetic movement. AmFest, with roughly 20,000 young conservatives and dozens of top speakers, becomes the backdrop for a generation determined not just to complain, but to build real solutions and ensure that conservative voices who have been harassed, canceled, or even assassinated did not sacrifice in vain.
