Not Happy
What to know: California Gov. Gavin Newsom is disappointed in Elon Musk for pivoting to robotics and self-driving technologies, rather than remaining focused on expanding the market for electric vehicles.
The TPPF take: Musk is smarter than Newsom. Most Americans simply don’t want electric vehicles right now, and with the federal EV mandates now gone, it makes no sense for automakers to build more.
“EVs make sense as small commuter vehicles in the cities, but they are not for everyone,” says TPPF’s Brent Bennett. “You can drive a Tesla to work every day and charge it at home at night with little reduction in convenience, but most of those Tesla owners also own SUVs to haul their entire families around.”
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Birthright Citizenship
What to know: The U.S. Supreme Court is now weighing arguments in the birthright citizenship case.
The TPPF take: Birthright citizenship must be reined in.
“The Fourteenth Amendment was a strong and needed step toward equality in the aftermath of the Civil War, designed to protect the rights of freed slaves and their descendants,” says TPPF’s Chuck DeVore. “However, its Framers did not foresee today’s challenges, including widespread illegal immigration and border exploitation. By acknowledging the historical intent of the amendment, Congress can ensure that U.S. citizenship remains a meaningful bond of allegiance and responsibility.”
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Protecting a Predator
What to know: The Left protected sexual predator César Chávez by silencing his victims and ignoring the rumors.
The TPPF take: The Left hid Chávez’s rapes in order to create the illusion of a martyr.
“If the warning signs around Chávez have existed for decades, why did he become the face of an entire ethnicity in America?” says TPPF’s Ariana Guajardo. “Partly, because he was effective at mobilizing Mexican Americans in California, using rhetoric that created a lasting ‘us vs. them’ mentality. Chávez represents the Hispanic worker the political Left wishes we all were: obedient to a union boss and beholden to collectivist ideology.”
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