Divided by War
What to know: Much of the rest of the world is divided on the war in Iran.
The TPPF take: The U.S.-Israeli air campaign has already delivered historic results.
“Ultimately, the regime faces a binary choice: recognize the futility of defiance or cling to its apocalyptic ideology at ever greater cost,” says TPPF’s Chuck DeVore. “The Iranian people, long oppressed by a corrupt theocracy, could prove decisive once the regime’s instruments of control are sufficiently shattered.”
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A Weird View
What to know: The ladies of “The View” are trying to walk back criticism of marriage and motherhood they made recently, claiming their words were “misconstrued.”
The TPPF take: The mean girls are at it again.
Ultimately, the issue is not whether raising children is difficult (few would deny that it is) but whether difficulty alone is enough to dismiss something as unwise or ‘reckless,’” says TPPF’s Hannah Bruck. “By that standard, many of the most meaningful human endeavors would fail the test. The willingness to take on challenges that extend beyond oneself has long been a defining feature of truly excellent people and societies.”
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Risk Pool
What to know: Many, if not most, Texas public school districts buy into the Texas Association of School Boards’ Risk Fund.
The TPPF take: The TASB Risk Pool is a bad deal for taxpayers.
“What is being sold as a voluntary cooperative alternative to private insurance by the TASB Risk Fund increasingly appears to function as something else entirely: a system that may evade key legal obligations, suppress oversight, and expose taxpayers to significant financial harm,” says TPPF’s Mandy Drogin. “By organizing as a risk pool rather than a traditional insurer, TASB may avoid being fully subject to the duties of good faith and fair dealing that Texas courts have long recognized as essential in insurance relationships. The result is a system where the entity holding taxpayer funds may not be bound by the same obligations as private insurers.”
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