This week, five independent colleges—Benedictine College, Merrimack College, the University of Mount Saint Vincent, Bellevue University, and Houston Christian University—announced that they have joined as founding members of the National Association for Academic Excellence (NAAE). Their move could be momentous. Spanning New England to Texas and the Great Plains, these institutions are helping to build...
Every Friday morning I join the Cardle & Woolley Show on Talk1370 Radio in Austin to announce the week’s Winners & Losers. With early voting in the mid-terms starting on Monday, and almost half a billion dollars dropping in advertising spending in Texas, the only clear winners at this point are television and live streaming...
At a rally in Alaska on Tuesday, President Trump renewed his push to repeal the state’s ranked-choice voting system, urging Alaskans to do away with it on Nov. 3. Described by Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, as an “unnecessary confusion among voters,” ranked-choice voting lets Alaskans rank candidates in general elections instead of choosing just one....
With Cuba faltering and Colombia shifting course, drug trafficking networks pivot to Europe and drones. The Shield of the Americas coalition now coordinates intelligence and operations against cartel networks, but with a handful of exceptions: Mexico, Brazil, Cuba and Nicaragua. That is the Donroe Doctrine in practice: American predominance in the hemisphere, applied to migration,...
Every Friday morning, I join the Cardle and Woolley Show on 1370 Talk Radio in Austin to discuss the week’s Winners and Losers. As we put up our decorations to celebrate Columbus Day, on Monday, we can remember that President Trump officially declared last year that on October 12 we celebration the Spanish explorer. For...
Texas’ Critical Infrastructure What to know: Gov. Greg Abbott recently announced Project Watershed 250, an effort to protect the state’s water infrastructure from cyberattacks. But is Texas’ critical infrastructure still under threat? The TPPF take: Protecting the infrastructure that millions of Texans depend on is a critical part of the state’s homeland security strategy. “Texas...
It’s Rank, All Right What to know: Alaska voters will soon go to the polls and decide whether to abolish ranked choice voting — a system that President Donald Trump has called “stupid.” The TPPF take: Ranked choice voting has been anything but simple for Alaskans. “Ranked-choice voting lets Alaskans rank candidates in general elections...
South of the Border What to know: A new law in Mexico amounts to a massive power grab by the ruling party, MORENA. Americas Quarterly calls it “democratic backsliding.” The TPPF take: It gets worse. Mexico’s governing party is building a permanent partisan organization in the United States while actively using Mexico’s 53 U.S. consulates...
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...
Every Friday morning I join the Cardle & Woolley Show on Talk1370 Radio in Austin to announce the week’s Winners & Losers. With early voting in the mid-terms starting on Monday, and almost half a billion dollars dropping in advertising spending in Texas, the only clear winners at this point are television and live streaming...
Every Friday morning, I join the Cardle and Woolley Show on 1370 Talk Radio in Austin to discuss the week’s Winners and Losers. As we put up our decorations to celebrate Columbus Day, on Monday, we can remember that President Trump officially declared last year that on October 12 we celebration the Spanish explorer. For...
Last Saturday, President Donald Trump joined more than 100,000 fans to watch the No. 1 ranked University of Texas football team play the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. That same day, millions more Americans from Athens to Oxford to Lubbock to Corvallis tailgated and jammed into stadiums or crowded around TV sets to watch their...
Every Friday morning I join the Cardle & Woolley Show on Talk1370 Radio in Austin to announce the week’s Winners & Losers. Today is Dolly Parton Day, 9.25 (get it?), as love for the legendary artist continues to unite the country. Nashville is renaming their airport. Here’s who made this week’s list: WINNER: Trump Bans...