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Sky-high Prescription Prices 

Sky-high Prescription Prices  What to know: New Jersey is the latest of 43 states suing drug makers for price fixing. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/generic-drug-prices-rigged-pharmaceutical-165427028.html The TPPF take: Americans are deeply concerned about the cost of prescription drugs—and for good reason. “Most people believe high prices are simply the result of expensive research and development, which may hold for some cutting-edge...

May 8, 2026

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Running on Empty

Running on Empty What to know: Nissan has cancelled its plans to build electric vehicles for the U.S. market in Mississippi, and instead plans to produce more trucks. https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2026/05/04/nissan-abandons-american-ev-production-plans-shifts-focus-to-truck-manufacturing/ The TPPF take: Most Americans simply don’t want electric vehicles. “EVs make sense for small commuter vehicles, but for most Americans, EVs are still too expensive or impractical,”...

May 7, 2026

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Not a Ringing Endorsement

Not a Ringing Endorsement What to know: Even investor Warren Buffett now tells young Americans that a college degree no longer means much, and that he hires based on talent and character, rather than academic credentials. https://fortune.com/2025/08/22/warren-buffett-ceos-degree-hiring-what-counts/ The TPPF take: Degrees still matter, but they’re not enough. “College degrees clearly remain important and preferred,” says TPPF’s Maggie Horzempa....

May 6, 2026

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Rigging Drug Prices

Rigging Drug Prices What to know: Health care is getting more and more expensive, and Texas lawmakers want to know why. https://www.keranews.org/health-wellness/2026-05-01/texas-house-represenatives-select-committee-healthcare-affordability-costs-public-hearing-hospital-pharmacy-benefits-managers The TPPF take: Drug prices are one of the main culprits in rising drug prices. “Most people believe high prices are simply the result of expensive research and development, which may hold for some cutting-edge...

May 5, 2026

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Yale Gets It Right

Yale Gets It Right What to know: Yale’s new report on the decline in the public’s trust in colleges and universities blames the colleges and universities themselves. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/15/us/yale-report-colleges-unversities-trust.html The TPPF take: For an elite institution, this represents unusual honesty. “The report documents what reformers have long predicted: the leftward skew of faculty (36-to-1 Democrat-to-Republican in key Yale...

May 4, 2026

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Machine Gun Blues

Machine Gun Blues What to know: The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that “machine guns”—automatic weapons—aren’t protected by the Second Amendment. https://www.buckeyefirearms.org/eleventh-circuit-machine-guns-not-protected-second-amendment The TPPF take: TPPF is suing the federal government over the ban on machine guns—but it’s not about the Second Amendment. “Ever since the Supreme Court held that Congress could regulate homegrown wheat...

May 1, 2026

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Political Violence

Political Violence What to know: Political violence is on the rise in the U.S. https://theconversation.com/latest-attack-threatening-president-trump-reflects-rising-political-violence-in-us-281513 The TPPF take: Enough is enough: The left must distance itself from political violence. “The political left, through both its mainstream institutions and online commentators, has continued to stoke a climate of hostility toward its political opponents,” says TPPF’s Cameron Abrams. “For years, the...

April 30, 2026

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Stonewalled

Stonewalled What to know: The city of Conroe is stonewalling residents interested in learning more about how and why officials are using Flock surveillance cameras. In response to a Public Information Act request about the matter, city officials want to charge “$1,200 to release the information.” https://abc13.com/post/conroe-residents-say-city-is-stonewalling-requests-information-flock-safety-cameras/18953584/ The TPPF take: Governments use many different tactics, including excessive...

April 29, 2026

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A Closer Look

A Closer Look What to know: The Texas Attorney General has launched an investigation into Austin ISD’s annual Pride Week celebration, which may be in violation of “a 2025 Texas law restricting districts’ ability to sponsor clubs or deliver instruction related to gender identity or sexual orientation.” The TPPF take: If Austin ISD has willfully violated state...

April 28, 2026

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That’s Not It

That’s Not It What to know: The leftist CNBC network claims that the war in Iran “is compounding California’s energy crunch.” The TPPF take: California’s energy problems are entirely of its own making. “Back when I served in the California State Assembly from 2004 to 2010, I warned that these laws, regulations and subsidies would instead drive...

April 27, 2026

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We Could Have Told You That

We Could Have Told You That What to know: Texas taxpayers are spending millions of dollars on lobbyists who fight against their interests, Real Clear Investigations reports. The TPPF take: RCI based its report on a TPPF study. “Taxpayer-funded lobbyists consistently opposed legislation involving property tax reform, local regulatory preemption, and school choice,” says TPPF’s Ben Crockett. “Taxpayer-funded lobbyists also...

April 24, 2026

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Thou Dost Protest Too Much

Thou Dost Protest Too Much What to know: U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas’ speech at the University of Texas at Austin last week was greeted by protests from UT students. The TPPF take: Thomas’ speech outlined what has gone wrong in higher education. “The existential crisis of higher education, then, is not simply one of trust, cost, or...

April 24, 2026