A new poll from the University of Houston (UH) and Texas Southern University (TSU) finds that, even in today’s highly-charged political environment, there are still a few things that most people agree on. In this case, it’s the fact that housing costs are out-of-control. Here are a few highlights from the UH/TSU poll, which was conducted...
Illegal immigration is busting the budget in New York City, where Mayor Eric Adams warns New Yorkers, “Without policy changes, NYC could potentially spend $12 billion on asylum seekers over next three fiscal years.” The same is true in Chicago, Denver, and other sanctuary cities. Their mayors are now demanding state and federal help with...
Reintroducing privateers would solve a costly problem: a U.S. Navy that lacks the power to meet its commitments. The U.S. Navy isn’t just for fighting overseas or protecting the homeland. It’s also a basic tool of force projection, diplomacy, and protecting and regulating international trade. But today’s Navy is too small to meet the demands...
A recent report from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) suggests that the ongoing illegal immigration surge at the southern border will reduce the federal deficit by a staggering $897 billion over the next decade. At first glance, this figure might seem like a silver lining to this national crisis. However, a closer examination reveals a more complex...
Every Friday morning at 8:30AM I join the Cardle & Woolley show, Talk 1370 Radio, in Austin to pick the week’s top Winners & Losers in Texas, America and the world. The latest Olympic medal count shows the USA with its big lead at 111, but we always get the most medals, so no surprise...
When Olympic athletes compete for gold, they expect a fair competition. They expect their opponents to play by the rules, and they expect their judges to judge fairly. Indeed, controversy has arisen when people see judges award higher points to athletes from their home countries. While having fair judges is important to the integrity of...
Texas state Rep. Brad Buckley, who chairs the House Committee on Public Education, recently sat down with TPPF’s Brian Phillips to discuss monumental new education reform, HB 1605. Among other things, the bill requires the development of high-quality instructional material (HQIM) that is made available—but not mandatory—for every teacher in every school district. The material...
Finally, a poll that gets it right! Public polling on school choice over the last few years has been almost all meaningless because most pollsters refuse to accurately test the policies that have been put forward by the legislature. Many polls also (intentionally?) use various terms incorrectly. For example, vouchers are not education savings accounts...
In unraveling the cover-up of President Joe Biden’s cognitive decline, a new term emerged that goes far beyond slanting news to favor one side: “coalition media.” It goes beyond bias. Apparently there are reporters are who don’t just slant the news, they make themselves assets in moving the progressive narrative forward—including by attacking conservatives. We...
Broken border means Kamala Harris failed families ravaged by fentanyl and communities beset by crime. The dizzying ascent of Vice President Kamala Harris, from the most extreme leftist in the U.S. Senate, to also-ran 2020 presidential candidate, to vice president of the United States, to presumptive 2024 presidential nominee, and — for all we know — de facto president of the United States in the accelerating...
The Biden-Harris administration’s weakness and appeasement is an invitation to terror. In the span of 24 hours, Israel killed two top terrorists: Ismail Haniyeh, the head of the Palestinian Hamas terror organization that was responsible for the massacre, rape, torture and hostage taking of more than 1,200 Israelis on Oct. 7; and senior Hezbollah leader Fuad Shukr....
The new Republican Party platform for the 2024 election includes a list of 20 promises to the American people — promises to right the ship drifting dangerously off course and to return our nation to the peaceful waters of economic strength, national security, and liberty. Republican leaders are making two key promises on energy: to “make America the...