Americans have much to be proud of despite the prevailing narrative that partisan politics is destroying the country. Unfortunately, we often have to parse through streams of negative stories—and news coverage of the President's tweeting habits or typos (like the infamous covfefe tweet)—to find the positive.

It's important, however, to not let hard-fought victories for liberty and progress get lost in the news cycle. As Friedrich A. Hayek once said, "the guiding principle in any attempt to create a world of free men must be this: a policy of freedom for the individual is the only true progressive policy."

To that end, here is a short list of victories during 2019, at the state and federal levels, you may have missed.