Yale’s Committee on “Trust in Higher Education” just released what higher-education reformers have to view as a remarkable document. It addresses the ongoing erosion of public trust in America’s universities. In doing so, it owns up to the self-censorship, extreme faculty political homogeneity, grade hyperinflation, administrative bloat, and the opaqueness of “holistic” admissions. For an...
Because of the Trump Administration, the U.S. finally has a strategy. The footage was grainy and imprecise, the black-and-white nighttime combat visuals to which Americans have become accustomed over the past generation. Still there they were: American aircraft and American soldiers in action, another strike in defense of a nation at war. Yet this combat...
It’s happened again. There has been another attempt on the life of President Donald Trump. Was the alleged shooter politically motivated? It appears absolutely so. The “friendly federal assassin” is just the latest who seeks to fuse ideology and absurdity into their murderous fantasy. It was Saturday night when political pundits, members of Congress, cabinet...
Every night at dinner, my three siblings and I would ask my dad how many students he had yelled at that day. It was a joke—as a high school history teacher, he managed unruly classrooms, but he led with respect and clear expectations. He brought that same presence home. We ate dinner together every night...
I prescribed EpiPens yesterday, knowing they are overpriced. But I was shocked by how much. This EpiPen I prescribed is for a mother who watched her 11-year-old son break out in hives from an insect bite on his arm. The hives then spread over his body. This time, fortunately, the hives did not spread to...
Rigging Drug Prices What to know: Health care is getting more and more expensive, and Texas lawmakers want to know why. https://www.keranews.org/health-wellness/2026-05-01/texas-house-represenatives-select-committee-healthcare-affordability-costs-public-hearing-hospital-pharmacy-benefits-managers The TPPF take: Drug prices are one of the main culprits in rising drug prices. “Most people believe high prices are simply the result of expensive research and development, which may hold for some cutting-edge...
Yale Gets It Right What to know: Yale’s new report on the decline in the public’s trust in colleges and universities blames the colleges and universities themselves. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/15/us/yale-report-colleges-unversities-trust.html The TPPF take: For an elite institution, this represents unusual honesty. “The report documents what reformers have long predicted: the leftward skew of faculty (36-to-1 Democrat-to-Republican in key Yale...
Machine Gun Blues What to know: The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that “machine guns”—automatic weapons—aren’t protected by the Second Amendment. https://www.buckeyefirearms.org/eleventh-circuit-machine-guns-not-protected-second-amendment The TPPF take: TPPF is suing the federal government over the ban on machine guns—but it’s not about the Second Amendment. “Ever since the Supreme Court held that Congress could regulate homegrown wheat...
The EPA’s 2025 decision to rescind the 2009 Endangerment Finding is being called one of the largest deregulatory actions in US history. But what exactly is the Endangerment Finding, and why do supporters say this change matters for American families and businesses? In this Fast Facts breakdown, we explain the 16-year history of greenhouse gas...
Since it has been unable to pass new gun restrictions through the legislative process, President Biden’s Administration is intentionally ignoring and misinterpreting well-established law to shut down lawfully operating gun dealers. TPPF Senior Attorney Matt Miller breaks down how this backdoor scheme works and explains TPPF’s lawsuit to restore Americans’ legal right to purchase firearms.
Illegal activity that harms the U.S. is coming from Mexico in much the same way as it does from other corrupt individuals in other countries the U.S. currently sanctions. Texas should compile a list of corrupt Mexican elites and request the federal government to deny them entry to the U.S. or revoke their visas. Read...
Thomas said our calling as Americans is to live the Constitution’s principles, not revise them. When Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas took the stage recently at the University of Texas at Austin to deliver a speech marking the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, more than a few law students in...
Every Friday morning, I join the Cardle & Woolley Show on Talk1370 Radio in Austin to announce the week’s Winners & Losers. It’s good to be on the radio in a week when all the trades are reporting that “audio is having a moment.” Big deals are brewing across the industry. Meanwhile, here’s who made...
Every Friday morning I join the Cardle & Woolley Show on Talk1370 Radio in Austin to announce the week’s Winners & Losers. The Austin American-Statesman reports we have not had enough rain to overcome the current drought, but they are predicting more for the weekend. Here’s who made the list while running between the drops:...
Every Friday morning, I join the Cardle & Woolley Show on Talk1370 Radio in Austin to announce the week’s Winners & Losers. This morning’s news that the Strait of Hormuz is now open will change a lot of things that we are all watching, but here’s who made this week’s list: WINNER: Strait of...