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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...