ChinaTube — that’s the name my classmates at Texas A&M gave our 8 a.m. Comparative Politics class. That’s because instead of receiving instruction in comparative politics, we spent most of our class time watching YouTube videos about the history of China. Our instructor couldn’t communicate the material effectively in English. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced last week that he wants to prohibit Texas public schools from employing teachers on H-1B visas. This was the latest step...
Earlier this summer, two Texas law enforcement agencies announced investigations involving the alleged misuse of Flock Safety’s automated license plate reader (ALPR) technology. In Fort Bend County, a sheriff’s lieutenant admitted to conducting repeated searches unrelated to official law enforcement duties nearly 200 times. Shortly thereafter, Baytown Police opened internal affairs and criminal investigations into allegations that an...
I was 10 years old in 1979, the year my country disappeared. I don’t say that lightly, and I don’t say it for effect. I say it because it’s the most honest way I know to describe what happened to Iran — and to me — in the space of a single school year. One...
The debate over Texas’s 765-kV transmission lines is heating up, and your wallet is caught in the middle. Last Friday, the Public Utility Commission of Texas held a hearing on the 765-kV Strategic Transmission Expansion Plan (STEP), and this Friday, the Commission will decide whether to approve or deny the northernmost line of the three...
The University of Michigan has discovered that the best way to prepare students for adulthood is to protect them from anything that might make them uncomfortable. Beginning in fall 2027, the university’s College of Literature, Science, and the Arts plans to shield first-year students from the consequences of their first-semester grades. Students’ letter grades will...
Oxford Blues What to know: The Oxford Union, a debating society dating back to 1823 at the University of Oxford, has rejected free speech and open debate for political correctness, one writer for The Spectator reports. The TPPF take: TPPF’s Greg Sindelar recently spoke at the Oxford Union, and defended conservative ideas. “Conservatism is not a fixed policy menu from a...
If it Walks Like a Terrorist, and Talks… What to know: The New York Times claims Texas is targeting Muslims due to “Islamophobia.” The TPPF take: Islamic extremists have hijacked many of the organizations and institutes in question. “Hostile foreign actors are using soft power to gain influence over American education,” says TPPF’s Kate Bierly. “They provide money, curriculum, teacher...
The Root of the Problem What to know: The city of Oakland, California wants to fine landowners nearly $1 million for cutting trees — on their own property. The TPPF take: The landowners are being represented by TPPF attorneys. “To put this absurdity into perspective, consider California’s criminal justice system. Under the state’s penal code,...
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...
Winners & Losers is calling an end to our summer break. The Almanac says the last 8 p.m. sunsets in the central region of Texas will occur next week, so the days are getting shorter, and we can no longer stand by and let so many winners and losers go by unacknowledged. Here’s who is...
It is more than a little ironic that in the middle of the Celebration of 250th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, one of the nation’s oldest historical organizations, the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), voted down an effort to ban men who say they are women from membership. If men live in a...
On July 4, I stood at the site of the Boston Massacre, in front of the Old Massachusetts State House, and heard the Declaration of Independence read from the same balcony where it was first read 250 years ago. Standing on the streets where it all started, I pondered the miracle of those first patriots...
Even though I’ve taken off from my Winners & Losers newsletter this summer, I still join the Cardle & Woolley Show on Talk 1370 Radio in Austin Friday mornings at 8:30 a.m. to announce the week’s list. You can listen live here every week or download the broadcast anytime by clicking here. This week I...