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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
Houston’s Coming Fiscal Crisis What to know: The city of Houston’s outgoing controller recently revealed that it may soon have to grapple with a “structural budget deficit of up to $300 million,” thanks in large part to poor fiscal management and overspending. The TPPF take: A fiscal crisis looms large over the Bayou City. It has no one...
Parents Love Empowerment What to know: Polls show increasing support for parent empowerment and school choice, as states with existing choice programs see skyrocketing participation. The TPPF take: Empowering parents to make the key decisions on their children’s educations benefits everyone involved. “Once parents are empowered with real choices, schools respond with new programs, improved curriculum, and a renewed...
A Mussolini Model? What to know: A new report from the group Parents Defending Freedom outlines just how insidious the China-operated “Confucius Institutes” in some public schools and college campuses are. 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...
A Day at the Beach What to know: Texas officials are slamming the Biden administration’s plans for massive offshore wind farms along the Texas Gulf Coast. The TPPF take: In its haste to build offshore wind farms, the Biden administration has ignored the well-documented disadvantages of big wind turbines off our coasts. “The project’s final environmental impact statement acknowledges...
It Isn’t Easy Being Green What to know: Offshore wind projects around the world are failing now, as the truth about their costs—both to ratepayers and to the oceans—begins to emerge. And this threatens the Biden administration’s green dreams. The TPPF take: TPPF is suing over a planned wind farm in nearby Rhode Island. “The political pressure to...
Hoodwinked What to know: A San Marcos couple is suing the city’s Historic Preservation Commission, after the commission refused them a permit for removing a symbol on their home linked to a former owner, who had ties to the Ku Klux Klan. The TPPF take: Property rights are fundamental. “In Texas, cities are limited in what they can...
First, Do No Harm What to know: A former patient is suing a group of doctors for gender modification surgery they performed on her as a teenager. The patient says she was coerced into transitioning. The TPPF take: This isn’t the first lawsuit over gender modification, and it won’t be the last. “We’re going to have several million children...