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Progressives’ Plan B to avoid a Trump-Biden rematch

“It was always headed here” — to a rematch between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, according to Politico’s Adam Wren. “But in the span of a few days, the wrinkled and sagging reality staring the nation in the face has become the defining issue of the 2024 campaign,” he went on, citing Special Counsel Robert Hur’s...

February 27, 2024
Technology

What is our responsibility to uphold the truth?

This week, the Supreme Court will hear two cases related to free speech which may provide clarity on the latitude of social media companies to censor the information shared with its users. In the spirit of liberty and to empower their citizens, Texas and Florida have both sought to hold Big Tech accountable for the...

February 26, 2024
Election Integrity

Will Voters Know Who Won Wisconsin on Election Night? Maybe Not.

On the presidential level, having an undeclared winner as Americans fall asleep in front of their TVs on election night, awaking Wednesday morning to confusion and uncertainty, has fostered chaos and a slow, cancer-like erosion of public trust in our elections. We understand that above all else, ballots must be counted accurately. But that doesn’t...

February 26, 2024
K-12 Education

A Pressure Campaign

The following commentary is published on Thursdays as part of TPPF’s subscriber-only newsletter The Post. If you would like to subscribe to The Post, click here.  Earlier this month, a school official at Borman Elementary in the Denton school district sent an email pressing school employees to support anti-school choice candidates in the upcoming Republican primary....

February 23, 2024
Energy & Environment

Biden cuts off clean energy exports while Kenyans cook with dung

Rush toward green energy consigns Kenyans to continued energy poverty while limiting economic advancement. President Joe Biden’s decree to end permitting for the construction of more liquified natural gas export facilities is clearly aimed at shoring up his support among the left as he heads into a difficult reelection campaign. The move makes Europe more...

February 23, 2024
Election Integrity

Underage Voting Could Undermine American Elections

When Marylanders go to the polls on May 14 to cast their ballots in the state’s primary elections, the races in some cities could be decided by 16- and 17-year-olds. Cheverly, Maryland, as well as the nearby cities of Greenbelt, Hyattsville, Riverdale Park, and Takoma Park will all allow teens to vote. And it’s not...

February 20, 2024
Economy

The Rise of UBI in Texas Should Prompt Legislative Action

More and more, Texas’ left-leaning local governments are embracing universal basic income (UBI) programs and guaranteed basic income pilot projects. In turn, these welfare state expansions are raising serious legal and policy questions related to the Constitution, economics, and the rule of law. Despite these concerns, a growing number of major cities and counties are...

February 20, 2024
Economy

Inflation is the Result of Washington’s Poor Decisions

Inflation continues to run hotter than expected, further eroding purchasing power and putting a considerable strain on household budgets. Even in Texas. In fact, a new study suggests the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex had the worst inflation rate of any metropolitan area in the U.S. The study indicates the region experienced a remarkable 5.3% change in...

February 20, 2024
Energy & Environment

Biden’s War on Domestic Energy Intensifies

On Jan. 26, President Joe Biden took an aggressive step forward in his war on American energy by halting the permitting of new liquified natural gas (LNG) export terminals. This action has massive global implications, as TPPF’s Mark Mills laid out when the decision was publicly announced. It also has the added benefit for the president of...

February 20, 2024
Energy & Environment

Imagine A World Where The Internal Combustion Engine Didn’t Exist

In 2084, humanity had finally turned its back on burning the ancient remains of a bygone era, only to find itself shackled to the caprices of the sun and wind. In the year 2084, the world had reached an equilibrium of sorts — a strange, unbalanced balance that no one had aimed for but had...

February 20, 2024
Economy

A Shrinking Problem

The following commentary is published on Thursdays as part of TPPF’s subscriber-only newsletter The Post. If you would like to subscribe to The Post, click here.  Joe Biden has finally addressed our inflation problem. “Today, I’m announcing a bold new plan to dramatically reduce government spending, rollback unnecessary and burdensome regulations, and unleash American innovation and...

February 16, 2024
Homelessness

‘Housing First’ puts people last

Austin’s Fox News 7 recently reported that there is a discrepancy between the Point in Time (PIT) count numbers which show that in January 2023 the Austin homeless population was nearly 2,300 while the Homeless Management Information System (HMIS)’s numbers were closer to 6,600. The difference between these counts comes from how the information is...

February 15, 2024
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