Electric Dreams
What to know: The EPA is trying to force more Americans into electric vehicles with its new “tailpipe rule,” which will make vehicles powered by gas and diesel much more expensive.
The TPPF take: The tailpipe rule is the Obamacare individual mandate, redux.
“If we fail to stop the tailpipe rule, then we empower the moral busybodies even more,” says TPPF’s Robert Henneke. “This is the brute force application of policy preferences—forcing choices onto consumers. And like the ACA, the result will be disastrous—it won’t be millions of Americans happily motoring to work and back in electric vehicles; most of us can’t afford them.”
For more on the tailpipe rule, click here.
Shocked, Shocked We Tell You
What to know: Indiana school officials admit they’ve been lying—critical race theory is prevalent throughout the K-12 system. Teachers and administrators laughed about fooling parents, one former teacher explains.
The TPPF take: Who knew??? (Hint: everyone)
“Despite the passage of anti-CRT legislation, CRT and its close cousin, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI), are most certainly being taught in schools through books, articles and teaching materials,” says TPPF’s Carol Swain. “Behind the curriculum are activist authors committed to advancing progressive racial and sexual agendas in the classroom, twisting and adding to factual information until it’s a far cry from the truth.”
For more on CRT, click here.
How Many?
What to know: Salena Zito asks, “How many deaths will it take before Biden forcefully addresses the fentanyl crisis?”
The TPPF take: To slow the spread of fentanyl, we must secure the southern U.S. border.
“While the fentanyl crisis is not a new problem at the border, it is undoubtedly worsened by the disastrous border policies of the current administration,” says TPPF’s Carine Martinez. “The United States has lost control of its border. The Mexican cartels determine who (and what) gets sent across. And what crosses the border does not stay at the border.”
For more on fentanyl, click here.