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Justice and Mercy

What to Know: Single mom Jessica Jackson has helped to change the prison system—focusing resources on rehabilitation and restoration, and reducing overall prison populations.

The TPPF Take: Jackson’s efforts are commendable—and should be widened.

“We have made headway on reaching a more balanced approach on criminal justice," says TPPF’s Marc Levin. “We have to have both justice and mercy. As the experiences of states that have enacted criminal justice reform measures show, we can have both public safety and second chances at the same time.”

Housing First

What to Know: An approach to homelessness called “Housing First” is getting lots of attention lately.

The TPPF Take: Focusing on Housing First, without addressing the addiction, mental illness and other causes of homelessness, is doomed to fail.

“Under this approach, nonprofits are barred from receiving state and federal grants, if they require their clients to abide by accountability measures, such as pursuing sobriety or attending regular job training classes,” says TPPF’s Andrew Brown. “That’s why any gains are inevitably short-lived. In March, for example, a low-barrier tiny house village in Seattle was forced to shut down because of rampant drug use and criminality.”
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Here’s Looking At You, Kid

What to Know: Nancy Pelosi has assured the U.N. that we will always have Paris—the agreement, that is.

The TPPF Take: American ingenuity, not the Paris Agreement, is improving the environment.


“Three years in, it’s becoming increasingly clear that the Paris Agreement is a sham,” says TPPF’s Jason Isaac. “Its anti-energy, globalist ideas are not only detrimental to the global economy, prioritizing liberal elite ideology over human well-being, but also utter failures at their ultimate goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Meanwhile, the United States is leading the world where it really matters — having clean, safe air and reducing harmful pollution — and has actually cut more total carbon dioxide emissions than any other nation.”