A Danger to Children
What to know: A study says that 71.2% of tweens and 83.3% of teens experienced bullying on social media platforms last year. And 62.4% of tweens and 82.2% of teens encountered nudity or content of a sexual nature.
The TPPF take: Even their executives agree, social media is harmful to minors.
“The solution is simple: Prohibit minors from using social media,” says TPPF’s Zach Whiting. “While Congress endlessly debates how to best tackle this crisis, Texas doesn’t need to sit on its hands and wait. The time for action was years ago. Texas must attach an age limit to social media, while also holding companies accountable that fail to follow the rules.”
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Border Crisis
What to know: Ignoring the crisis at the southern U.S. border is immoral, says a former acting director of Customs and Border Protection.
The TPPF take: The left claims the moral high ground in the immigration debate—but only by ignoring the actual facts.
“Until we decide to truly secure the border, migrants themselves will continue to be just a commodity to the cartels, and inevitably, the collateral damage,” says TPPF’s Greg Sindelar. “They deserve better. They deserve real compassion — and that’s not open borders.”
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A Degree of Doubt
What to know: A new study—which used a tool developed by TPPF—shows that some North Carolina university degrees don’t lead to high-paying jobs.
The TPPF take: We shouldn’t ask whether college is worth it; we should instead ask which college programs are worth the investment.
“Some programs are worth it, and some aren’t,” says TPPF’s Andrew Gillen. “Averaging them together is a disservice when giving advice to potential students. As one method of answering the question, consider the debt-to-income test results from the TPPF webtool, which asks whether graduates from a program earn enough to repay the typical amount borrowed to attend that program.”
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