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Redemption

 

What to Know: TPPF Senior Fellow Alice Marie Johnson, addressing the nation on Thursday night, spoke movingly of the impact of criminal justice reform. Alice had her sentence of life plus 25 years for a single non-violent drug conviction commuted in 2018.

The TPPF Take: Alice’s speech demonstrated that justice and mercy—and a positive message—can still move Americans.

“Right now, the loudest and angriest voices are getting attention,” says TPPF’s Kevin Roberts. “We hear calls only to tear down, not build up or build upon our most cherished—and necessary—institutions. Last night, Alice’s quieter voice took that stage, and Americans heard her. A nation weary of the vitriol was ready to hear her words of peace and mercy and justice.”
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Exodus

 

What to Know: Movers in New York City are so busy they’re turning customers away.

 

The TPPF Take: It seems like everyone who can afford to is leaving New York—including billionaires such as Carl Icahn.

“Texas’ economic success has led millions of Americans to move there over the last decade, and that has unnerved some Texans, who worry that former blue staters will bring liberal voting habits with them,” says TPPF’s Chuck DeVore. “But people who have fled high-tax states for greener pastures take a dim view of big government and high taxes—after all, they already voted… with their feet and a moving van.”
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That Doesn't Sound Green

 

What to Know: As older solar panels reach the end of their useful lives, we can expect a glut of toxic trash.

 

The TPPF Take: This is how a lot of the left’s great “green” promises end.

“It turns out that going 100% renewable isn’t the most environmentally friendly solution after all,” says TPPF’s Jason Isaac. “Solar panels and wind turbines require a lot of land. They also don’t last forever, and current technology doesn’t allow us to recycle renewable energy equipment efficiently, resulting in most of it ending up in green energy tech graveyards.”