It Will Take More Than Hugs What to Know: Mexico’s president continues his “hugs, not bullets” policy that coddles criminal cartels. The TPPF Take: The lawlessness will continue until the cartels are confronted. “The intersection between Mexican criminal organizations and state power has deepened of late,” says TPPF’s Melissa Ford. “Today, cartels control entire territories...
Taking Aim at the Family What to Know: The left is more and more open about its goal of abolishing the nuclear family (a key tenant of Marxism). In their own words, “The legal and economic structure of the nuclear household warps love and intimacy into abuse, ownership, scarcity.” The TPPF Take: Our very institutions—including...
Trauma for Kids What to Know: More and more New York City children report being upset at the behaviors of the homeless they’re exposed to near their schools. One mom told the New York Post her daughter has seen “everything—constantly.” The TPPF Take: It is inhumane to expose children to these behaviors, just as inhumane...
Expect Less What to Know: Europe’s energy crisis won’t be a “one-winter story,” according to an analyst. And “Europe will need to ration demand in order to be able to balance the market, not only this winter but also the next winter and potentially the one after that, she noted.” The TPPF Take: If the...
A Humanitarian Crisis What to Know: Leaders in border towns are dealing with overwhelming numbers of migrants, and can’t keep up with the humanitarian needs. The TPPF Take: The border crisis truly is a humanitarian tragedy. “Stories of 12-year-old migrant girls crossing the border with the ‘morning after pill’ because there was a 100% chance...
The Border Crisis is Now a Drug Crisis What to Know: Authorities seized 1 million deadly fentanyl pills in Arizona and Colorado just last week. The TPPF Take: President Biden’s border policies are fueling the fentanyl crisis. “When large groups of people illegally cross the border at once, Border Patrol agents are forced to send...
Criminal Cartels What to Know: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has declared Mexican criminal cartels foreign terrorist organizations. The TPPF Take: Mexican drug cartels have flooded Texas and the nation with untold amounts of lethal drugs, particularly fentanyl, that have cost the lives of countless Americans. “The scourge is so widespread and intentional it can only...
Insecure What to Know: A Texas Democrat is disputing the Biden administration’s claim that the border is secure. The TPPF Take: The border is far from secure, but Texas sheriffs can take some steps that will help curb illegal immigration. “A federal statute passed in 1952 and amended in 1996—8 USC Sec. 1324—allows state and local...
Free Ride What to Know: Texas and Florida continue to bus illegal immigrants to cities such as Chicago, New York and Washington, D.C.—including to the Vice President’s house. The TPPF Take: Those in D.C. and other cities are now learning that in effect, every town is a border town now. “The border crisis is a...
Parent Empowerment What to Know: Another state lawmaker has released a Parents’ Bill of Rights, which would ensure that parents are the decision-makers in their children’s lives. The TPPF Take: TPPF has supported a similar Parents’ Bill of Rights, as does Gov. Greg Abbott. “Parents deserve to feel empowered to pursue the best education for...
It’s a Heatwave What to Know: California’s recent heat wave stretched its electric grid to its limits—and that’s before it adds tens of millions of new electric vehicles to the state’s roadways. The TPPF Take: Even ideology can’t break the laws of physics and economics. “California has the most mild of climates in the United...
That’s Cold What to Know: Switzerland is looking at putting people in jail—for heating their homes this winter. The TPPF Take: The Biden administration could do much more to help relieve the EU of its dependence on Russian natural gas and unleash the power of the American energy sector. “Biden could immediately instruct his administration...