Andrew Ratley got some good news earlier this month; the law school he’s attended since 2019 gained full accreditation. That means the legal education he’s invested years—and thousands of dollars—into will soon allow him to become a lawyer. The American Bar Association, after years of study (and no small amount of controversy) finally gave the...
As a ballerina from ages 3 to 15, my dream was to dance the part of Odette in “Swan Lake”—perhaps the most coveted character in all of ballet. Although I never publicly performed in “Swan Lake,” my ballet company taught us its choreography, and I will never forget the summer morning we learned the “danse...
By the time this is published the average gas price in Texas will have likely set a new record high. At the time of writing, it was just seven cents off the old record and had risen 60 cents from the previous week. President Joe Biden is looking for every excuse to ignore the powers he has but refuses...
George Orwell now seems downright clairvoyant. The messaging from the White House surrounding inflation has been emblematic of the ironically named Ministry of Truth in the dystopian novel 1984, first published in 1949. It is worth reviewing the fluid narrative of the last 13 months before all the doublethink gets memory-holed. In early 2021, the nation...
The Idaho state legislature is considering a controversial — but critical — good-government bill to protect America’s energy industry and safeguard tax dollars from being abused for political gain. Hundreds of the world’s largest financiers, collectively controlling over 60% of global wealth, have created a cartel, colluding to discriminate against industries they deem politically incorrect and advance...
We should be able keep what we purchase outright. But that’s not the case with real estate in Texas. Even if a mortgage is paid, many homeowners struggle to afford their yearly local property tax bill. This forces too many Texans to lose their homes. And renters who pay more because of skyrocketing property taxes...
It’s time for Texas to stop switching back-and-forth twice a year between daylight saving time (DST) and standard time. The change is disruptive and unpopular, to say the least. As more than a few studies note, the biannual clock change induces small but widespread health effects, including what’s known as social jetlag. The term refers...
It’s bad enough when politicians enact witless economic policies with huge price tags, but it’s even worse when those policies destroy American lives and livelihoods. New research shows that this will be the pandemic-era legacy of the politicians that forcibly closed businesses, made people stay home, then incentivized millions of out-of-work Americans to give up...
Yunis is an 8-year-old girl much like any other. She loves playing outside with her friends, the satisfaction of solving a new math problem, and her best turquoise satin dress with bows along the neck. Of course, being an 8-year-old isn’t all fun and games, especially when her sister and brothers sometimes get on her...
The Texas Public Policy Foundation’s 2022 Policy Orientation is officially over; but the issues and ideas discussed there are sure to stick around for a while. One particularly important problem discussed at this year’s event was property taxes, featuring TPPF’s own, Vance Ginn and James Quintero as well as the Texas Association of Business’ Glenn...
Want to feel better? You’ll need to get permission first. It’s called prior authorization, and it adds another layer of bureaucracy for patients and health care providers to surmount. Prior authorization was designed as an administrative tool to “limit the prescribing of non-preferred, usually more expensive, drugs by required providers to obtain pre-approval” from insurance...
What is school choice? School choice is about a fundamental right for parents to have access to the educational environment that serves their children best. Families should have a wide range of high-quality schools or educational options to choose from – be it traditional public schools, public charter schools, private schools, homeschool, or virtual learning....