Revolting, Not Revolutionary
What to know: Left-leaning journal The Nation calls President Biden’s self-acknowledged unconstitutional moratorium on evictions a “Rare Act of Presidential Civil Disobedience,” the “right and righteous thing to do.”
The TPPF take: This unconstitutional action has real victims—property owners who are robbed of income.
“What’s lost in the media coverage of the evictions crisis is the fact that property owners have bills to pay too,” says TPPF’s Rob Henneke. “An eviction moratorium leaves landlords holding the bag. And they’ve been hurt.”
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A Win for Election Integrity
What to know: U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz blocked an attempt by Senate Democrats to revive legislation that would essentially federalize elections.
The TPPF take: The legislation was unconstitutional.
“The U.S. Constitution empowers state legislatures to organize elections to meet local conditions,” says TPPF’s Chuck DeVore. “These bills would have bulldozed state control over election rules by imposing California-style election standards on the entire nation—if by standards one means no standards at all. Its defeat is a victory for fair and honest elections.”
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Not for the Better
What to know: ESG (environmental, social and governance) investing is “changing the world,” one expert says.
The TPPF take: Is ESG an investment strategy—or criminal collusion?
“A free market is no longer free when the major financial players are colluding—not behind the scenes but out in the open—to gut politically targeted businesses while forcing dollars into their own ‘green’ investments,” says TPPF’s Jason Isaac. “That’s exactly what’s happening on Wall Street with the rise of ESG investing. Energy companies that don’t toe the line on progressive pet projects risk losing access to capital and even having existing contracts terminated.”
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