No, We’re Not Vetting Migrants What to know: Despite the Biden-Harris administration’s claims, it’s virtually impossible to truly vet most illegal aliens who come to the U.S. That’s why so many migrants with criminal records have been allowed in. The TPPF take: Migrants aren’t being vetted at the southern U.S. border, or even before they board flights...
The Dirty Dozen-and-a-Half What to know: This November, around 18 school districts are holding tax increase elections, aka voter-approval tax rate elections (VATREs), hoping that Texans will accept paying higher taxes. While the level of tax hikes vary from district-to-district, at least one district, Austin ISD, wants to raise taxes on the average homeowner by $500...
Politicking on the Public Dime What to know: In the lead-up to the November election, Frisco ISD has been accused of “spend[ing] tens of thousands on bond promotion,” including as much as $12,789 on Community Impact stickers. The district is seeking voter-approval for both a $1.08 billion bond and a big tax increase. The TPPF...
They Won’t Let It DEI What to know: The University of Michigan doubled down on its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts; they have failed, according to the New York Times: “A decade and a quarter of a billion dollars later, students and faculty are more frustrated than ever.” The TPPF take: DEI opposes the basic premise...
Ties to Terrorism What to know: Illegal immigrants with ties to terrorism continue to exploit our open border, a new Homeland Security report says. The TPPF take: Vice President Kamala Harris could act today to close the border and improve our national security. “Here’s the good news, Madame Vice President: You don’t have to wait,” says TPPF’s Robert Henneke....
Failure at the Border What to know: Arizona Congressman Andy Biggs says Vice President Kamala Harris refused to accept responsibility for the crisis at the border—a crisis created by her administration’s policies. The TPPF take: Our broken border shows that Harris has failed families ravaged by fentanyl and communities beset by crime. “By any metric, the Biden-Harris...
Campus Antisemitism What to know: Overt antisemitism is back on the campuses of our elite colleges and universities. Republican lawmakers have now filed a bill that would provide consequences for schools that allow it to run rampant. The TPPF take: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) offices have played a role in incubating campus radicalism and violence. “DEI...
It’s Spooky Season! What to know: Big Tech collects frighteningly large amounts of data on you. The TPPF take: It’s scary. “If you have a Google account—which includes Gmail, YouTube, etc.—they likely have gigabytes of data on you,” says TPPF’s David Dunmoyer. “For example, my Google data is 17.75 GB, which equates to approximately 13 million Word documents....
Cold Warrior What to know: A new biography of President Ronald Reagan seeks to “deflate” his legacy. The TPPF take: The author, Max Boot, contends that Reagan had no strategy, that he was “no systematic thinker.” “Yet Reagan was the president who summed up his strategy against the Soviet Union quite clearly as, ‘We win, they lose,’”...
Welcome to the Party, Pal What to know: The Dallas Morning News editorial board doesn’t like TPPF’s property tax elimination plan. Still, they want policymakers and the public “to keep pressure on local government to control spending while the state buys down school taxes through growth.” (Which is what we’ve calling for years as well!) The...
The nine most terrifying words in the English language are: “I’m from the government, and I’m here to help.” — Ronald Reagan Creepy Crawlies What to know: BBC has jumped aboard the “eat bugs to save the planet” bandwagon. The TPPF take: The Biden-Harris administration wants all of us to lower our expectations. “What’s up with the...
Housing Costs What to know: In Tuesday night’s debate, Vice President Kamala Harris again said housing costs are too high, and spoke of a plan to address those costs. The TPPF take: There’s a right way and a wrong way to lower housing costs. “Instead of pressing for collective action, a better approach is to remove federal,...