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What to Know: Clothing is the latest target of climate change activists, who claim that producing, washing and replacing clothes increases carbon emissions catastrophically.

The TPPF Take: They came for our cheeseburgers. They came for our straws. Now, they’re coming for our clothes?

“Some of these recommendations are fine—you can talk to any mom about the wisdom of shopping secondhand,” says TPPF’s Katie Tahuahua. “But the privileged preachiness of a piece like this shows just one thing—the climate movement is truly the emperor with no clothes.”

Redder Pastures

What to Know:  More and More of California’s remaining conservatives are moving to states that more closely align with their politics.

The TPPF Take: As it loses population, California is also losing its tax base, and possibly electoral clout.

“A recent polls says that many Californians are leaving because of their frustration with high housing costs—much of which is due to the state’s overbearing regulations,” says TPPF’s Chuck DeVore, a transplant from California himself. “But the poll’s other big takeaway was how much ideological dominance by the left is driving conservative dissatisfaction within the state, and driving out conservative taxpayers.”

Open Enrollment

“Premiums saw the most significant decreases in states that allow short term plans and association health plans to compete with the exchange,” says TPPF’s David Balat. “The free market works, and when free market forces are allowed into our health care system, prices come down and quality goes up.”