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“We need more female athletes to speak up about this. To the female athletes in Pennsylvania, don't let anyone silence you. Speak up. Tell the NCAA, your athletic director, and your coaches that you want fair competition. Doing this is nowhere near as scary as it seems and the amount of support is overwhelming.”

- Madison Kenyon, college athlete that has lost to biological males, on the need to protect women's sports

HURTING NOT HELPING

Build Back Better Spending Bill Is on Ice, for Now

Negotiations over the multi-trillion-dollar Build Back Better (BBB) Act have broken down and President Biden’s massive, reckless spending bill appears to be on hold. While households struggle under 39-year-high inflation, Congress was poised to rush through nearly $5 trillion worth of new federal spending that is likely to accelerate inflation, overheat the economy, and jeopardize the pandemic economic recovery. Learn more.

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DID YOU KNOW

Tax Reforms of 2017 Helped Neediest Families Most

We've got new evidence of the 2017 tax reforms bearing fruit. According to Justin Haskins, director of the Socialism Research Center at The Heartland Institute, “A careful analysis of detailed tax data from 2017 and 2018 reveals that over just one year, households with an adjusted gross income of $15,000 to $50,000 saw their total tax bills cut by an average of 16% to 26%." Learn more.

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WHAT CAN YOU DO?

How Are Rising Costs and Supply Shortages Hurting You?

Government overspending and short-sighted economic policies have created unprecedented inflation, supply chain disruptions, and a labor market crisis.

The only way Washington politicians will learn that spending sprees have consequences is if YOU speak up.

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TWO TRUTHS & A LIE

Understanding Inflation

This holiday season, Americans are noticing that many items, including gifts, decorations and food, are significantly more expensive than they were a year ago. The reason? Inflation.

Can you identify which of the following is not true about inflation?

A. Right now, prices in the U.S. are rising at the fastest annual pace since 1982.
B. Workers’ real wages decrease during periods of rising inflation.
C. Inflation hits higher-income families harder than those with middle and lower incomes.

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She Thinks Podcast

New Episode: Catch Florida Congresswoman Kat Cammack discuss the ongoing crisis at the U.S. southern border and the importance of law enforcement. Listen to it here.

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Next Episode: On Friday, Corey DeAngelis joins She Thinks to discuss the latest on the school choice debate. Hear it here.

CAPSULE REVIEW

End Threats To America’s Generous Spirit

As we approach the end of another year, charitable giving climbs the priority list for millions of Americans. Now is not only a good time to reflect on the generosity of our nation, but also to consider the significant and pressing federal legislative threats to how Americans freely express their generosity.

How To Remedy Campus Groupthink

Academic freedom, free thought, and free speech are under assault on our nation’s college campuses. And it’s not just conservative white men, or the Federalist Society at Ivy League schools such as Yale University, that are under attack. It is also women, including women of color.

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