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Smoke on the Water

Smoke on the Water What to know: An offshore wind turbine near England has caught fire, resulting in the evacuation of everyone at the wind power plant. The TPPF take: The green agenda calls for far more offshore wind facilities, despite their unproven record on safety to humans, wildlife and the environment. “The political pressure to implement offshore...

August 22, 2023
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Running for Cover

Running for Cover What to know: Many who once cheered on environmental, social and governance (ESG) rules are now running for cover. The TPPF take: A company’s fiduciary duty is to investors, not to woke activists. “Boycotting financial institutions that place ESG principles on a pedestal over fiduciary duty is the only way to remove political actors from the...

August 21, 2023
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Hugs AND Drugs!

Hugs AND Drugs! What to know: Mexico’s oft antagonistic president has sent a letter thanking President Joe Biden for not cracking down on the porous border and the drug cartels, TPPF’s David Agren reports. The TPPF take: President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) is siding with the cartels over the rule of law and public safety. “The Mexican state...

August 18, 2023
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We’re Right Over Here

We’re Right Over Here What to know: Democratic voters—especially minority voters—support parent empowerment and school choice. Why don’t Democratic elected officials? The TPPF take: Parent empowerment offers hope, particularly to minority families. “We can turn back the tide of low expectations and despair,” Houston pastor Dana Carson write for The Cannon Online. “We can take positive steps to ensure that...

August 17, 2023
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Classical Goodness

Classical Goodness What to know: Classical education is making a real comeback, National Review reports. The TPPF take: Classical education has an appeal to parents who want something more from education. “Classical charter schools offer a distinct education rooted in the liberal arts and the pursuit of truth, goodness, and beauty,” says TPPF’s Erin Valdez. “That’s why it’s so popular....

August 16, 2023
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Of Course It Does

Of Course It Does What to know: Mexico’s corrupt regime, which defers to the criminal cartels, claims the Texas buoy barriers in the Rio Grande are “inhumane.” The TPPF take: Those barriers are saving lives. “The barriers deter individuals from crossing between ports of entry, where resources are scarce, and the safety of migrants is significantly threatened by...

August 15, 2023
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Because It’s a Scam

Because It’s a Scam What to know: The chairman of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Oversight has sent letters of inquiry to BlackRock and other firms regarding their policies on environmental, social and governance (ESG). The TPPF take: ESG is a scam.  “I work now to expose how environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing threatens our economic prosperity...

August 14, 2023
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How To Go Broke

How To Go Broke What to know: A Florida State University professor, who helped advance the idea that America is “systemically racist,” has been fired for faking the research backing up his claims, including the lie that white jurors want harsher sentences for minority defendants. The TPPF take: Texas lawmakers are winning the war on wokeness on college campuses....

August 11, 2023
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Why We Fight

Why We Fight What to know: Some Texas teachers say they’ll defy a new Texas law and continue to indoctrinate public school students with radical gender ideology. The TPPF take:  Parent empowerment will help to end indoctrination in our classrooms. “Having been brought up in the progressive environment of our leftist colleges, the education establishment can’t help itself...

August 10, 2023
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Electric Cars and Electric Dreams

Electric Cars and Electric Dreams What to know: Electric vehicles have become a flashpoint in the culture wars. The TPPF take: Electric vehicles aren’t the answer to climate worries. “The wealthy are not bearing the brunt of the war on fossil fuels; child laborers in Africa and working American families are, and the weight will be crushing,” says TPPF’s Jamila...

August 9, 2023
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Two Tiers

Two Tiers What to know: The positively protective treatment of Hunter Biden by the Justice Department demonstrates our two-tier justice system—which works out very differently for those who are politically connected. The TPPF take: In a two-tiered justice system, ordinary families suffer. “That’s why Americans are so disheartened to see the two-tiered justice system that favors the politically...

August 8, 2023
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Infiltration

Infiltration What to know: The Chinese Communist Party is spending millions installing “Confucius Institutes” in American public schools, in an effort to spread its propaganda. The TPPF take: The Confucius Institutes bring the Chinese government into the American academy in powerful ways. “What is the purpose of Confucius Institutes?” asks TPPF’s Tom Lindsay, “Well, to quote a member of the...

August 7, 2023
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