Scary Socialism
What to know: New York City voters seem to be embracing socialism, as they cheer mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani.
The TPPF take: Socialism leads to frightening results.
“As the mayoral race continues, there’s no shortage of love for government programs and centralized power,” says TPPF’s Austin Prochko. “This is, of course, not surprising—socialists and communists love centralized power, because with it comes control. There’s no control over the free market, no control with a free media, and no control with an armed populace—that’s why the socialist and communist tune is to impose price controls, limit free speech, and disarm the populace.”
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Taking Exception
What to know: Tourists to Salem, Massachusetts, are breaking records this fall, officials say.
The TPPF take: Although it’s no comfort to those who faced the gallows over 300 years ago, in fact, the made-for-Halloween scenes in Salem are largely based on centuries-old propaganda repeated by left-wing libertines today, who use it to push the myth that piety is bad and America was, somehow, rotten to the core from the beginning. According to TPPF’s Sherry Sylvester, the truth is the American colonies in 1692 were probably one of the safest places in the world to be if you were a woman—or even a witch.
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Headless Horseman, Driverless Car?
What to know: Driverless cars are coming—for us all.
The TPPF take: Just as with all other technology, self-driving vehicles are a tool that can induce positive and negative outcomes.
“As a first principle, and for the sake of innovation broadly, it is crucial that Texas continue to hold the line on the regulation-heavy instincts of states like California and Illinois,” says TPPF’s David Dunmoyer. “With responsible guardrails in place and the ingredients for an innovative hotspot, Texas will continue to lead the nation as the exemplar of responsible technology that seeks to serve humanity, and not the other way around.”
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