Energy Dependence What to know: Under the guise of ESG, financial institutions and insurance providers are colluding to deny access to American energy producers of needed products and services. The TPPF take: The ESG movement is all about power, not about maximizing returns for investors. “ESG investing, which could be a useful tool for individuals to make informed choices about their...
Movin’ Out What to know: Piano Man Billy Joel has decided to leave New York for Florida, with its lower taxes and abundant sanity. The TPPF take: While he’s at it, Billy should say goodbye to Hollywood. It’s only getting more expensive and more chaotic, too. “When people vote—with a moving van or a U-Haul truck—they vote for lower...
Saving Texas History What to know: Can the newly woke Texas State Historical Association be saved? The group’s executive director is taking the TSTA board to court. How Texas history will be taught is in the balance. The TPPF take: J.P. Bryan, the executive director seeking to save the TSTA, just wants the group to obey its own bylaws....
Rock the Vote What to know: Tarrant County has formed an election fraud task force. It’s one of the very few in the state. The TPPF take: Crimes, such as election fraud, that don’t get prosecuted don’t get obeyed. “About half of the cars outside my house clearly travel far faster than the posted 25 mph speed limit,” says...
Saving the Children What to know: A bill to protect children from experimental “gender modification” treatments, including cross-sex hormones and surgeries, has passed in the Texas House. The TPPF take: Texas is right to protect children from experimental treatments. “There remains no clear and conclusive evidence that blocking puberty, administering cross-sex hormones, or, least of all, performing surgical and...
Wide Open Borders What to know: How did President Joe Biden’s plans to “discourage” illegal immigration following the end of Title 42 restrictions work out last week? The TPPF take: Because the Biden administration’s actions don’t match its words, the flow of migrants into the U.S. is unimpeded. “It doesn’t really matter what the U.S. government says, its actions...
Getting Defensive What to know: The Biden administration’s plans for massive offshore wind farms threaten our national security. The TPPF take: The Department of Defense and other federal agencies have warned about these problems for years – and been ignored. “The political pressure to implement offshore wind has been intense,” says TPPF’s Robert Henneke. “The Interior Department’s ‘Smart from the...
Wind Comes Whippin’ Down the Plains What to know: Oklahoma has become the latest state to push back against environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing, by pulling its funds from BlackRock and other investors that embrace ESG. The TPPF take: The ESG movement is all about power, not about maximizing returns for pensioners and retirees. “ESG investing, which could...
Come and Take Them What to know: New York has become the first state to ban gas stoves (along with gas furnaces). The TPPF take: Natural gas is so inexpensive that gas ranges cost less than half as much to operate as an electric range. “In addition to the higher costs of operation, the lowest-priced 30-inch induction stove lists...
They Already Do What to know: The president of the National Border Patrol Council warns that when Title 42 ends, the criminal Mexican cartels are “going to control our entire southwest border.” The TPPF take: The cartels already have operational control of the border. “And they largely control the Mexican government, which has descended into a hopelessly corrupt and...
Securing the Border What to know: On Tuesday, the Texas Legislature will take up a set of new border security bills. The TPPF take: The left claims the moral high ground in the immigration debate—but only by ignoring the actual facts. That’s why state lawmakers must act to secure the border. “Until we decide to truly secure the border,...
To Live and DEI in Texas What to know: Chris Rufo, writing in City Journal, reports that the University of Texas at Austin’s College of Communication promotes the idea that “objectivity,” “individualism,” and “worship of the written word” were all “characteristics of white supremacy culture.” The TPPF take: What is “diversity, equity and inclusion” (DEI), really? “The bedrock belief of...