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  Douglas Carswell · [email protected]
September 30, 2023 at 11:46 AM

The Mississippi Leadership Academy – why you need to sign up a young person you know

The Mississippi Leadership Academy – why you need to sign up a young person you know View this email in your browser Dear Jack, Woke ideology is widespread on college campuses.  Young Americans heading off to university often come back havi…
  Douglas Carswell · [email protected]
September 27, 2023 at 3:34 PM

The Truth about Green Energy - Lunch Discussion

The Truth about Green Energy - Lunch Discussion View this email in your browser Dear Jack, America is being forced to accept a green energy agenda.  Wind and solar, we keep being told, will have to replace oil and gas.  Cars, they say, will…
  Douglas Carswell · [email protected]
September 23, 2023 at 11:47 AM

How big a threat is China?

How big a threat is China? View this email in your browser Dear Jack, China is going to become the world’s number one economic superpower, we were told.  And as China takes off economically, they said, she is going to become just like the r…
  Douglas Carswell · [email protected]
September 22, 2023 at 3:04 PM

Dennis Prager is coming to Mississippi – and you can join him for a fun evening in Oxford on Thursday October 12th!

Dennis Prager is coming to Mississippi – and you can join him for a fun evening in Oxford on Thursday October 12th! View this email in your browser Dear Jack, Dennis Prager is coming to Mississippi – and you can join him for a fun evening i…
  Douglas Carswell · [email protected]
September 20, 2023 at 4:04 PM

Mississippi Fat Cat Report Published

Mississippi Fat Cat Report Published View this email in your browser Dear Jack, The 2023 Mississippi Fat Cat report, just published by the Mississippi Center for Public Policy, reveals that our state has some of the highest paid public offi…
  Douglas Carswell · [email protected]
September 16, 2023 at 11:47 AM

Learning from Arkansas – update from Mississippi’s free market advocacy group

Learning from Arkansas – update from Mississippi’s free market advocacy group View this email in your browser Dear Jack,   Last week I was in Little Rock, Arkansas to learn about Sarah Huckabee Sanders' bold new education reforms.  Arkansas…
  Douglas Carswell · [email protected]
September 15, 2023 at 7:03 PM

Talking Mississippi on County Line podcast - something for your weekend

Talking Mississippi on County Line podcast - something for your weekend View this email in your browser Dear Jack, Lee Carl’s County Line podcast is fast emerging as an authentic voice of Mississippi.    Produced in Philadelphia, …
  Douglas Carswell · [email protected]
September 9, 2023 at 11:46 AM

Declaration Center at Ole Miss – update from Mississippi’s leading conservative advocacy organization

Declaration Center at Ole Miss – update from Mississippi’s leading conservative advocacy organization View this email in your browser Dear Jack,   It’s happening!  Ole Miss has launched the Declaration of Independence Center for the Study o…
  Anika Page · [email protected]
September 6, 2023 at 4:03 PM

Lunch with Jim Herring!

Lunch with Jim Herring! View this email in your browser Dear Jack,   Join Jim Herring for lunch to discuss two-party politics in Mississippi! Click on the image above for more information! "The Switcher"…
  Douglas Carswell · [email protected]
September 2, 2023 at 11:47 AM

Is the federal government about to bankrupt America? – update from Mississippi’s leading free market advocacy organization

Is the federal government about to bankrupt America? – update from Mississippi’s leading free market advocacy organization View this email in your browser Dear Jack,   Here is the most important graph in America.  It shows how federal spend…
  Douglas Carswell · [email protected]
August 26, 2023 at 11:47 AM

An education revolution is underway – just not yet in Mississippi

An education revolution is underway – just not yet in Mississippi View this email in your browser Dear Jack,   An education revolution is happening across America.  In state after state, families have been given control of their children’s …
  Anika Page · [email protected]
August 23, 2023 at 3:06 PM

The Atlantic Magazine takes a look at Mississippi

The Atlantic Magazine takes a look at Mississippi View this email in your browser Dear Jack,   It is not every day that liberal magazines have good things to say about our state.  I wrote this article in The Atlantic to highlight how Missis…
  Douglas Carswell · [email protected]
August 19, 2023 at 11:46 AM

Please help us protect women’s sports!

Please help us protect women’s sports! View this email in your browser Dear Jack, Top athlete, Riley Gaines, recently came to Mississippi to highlight the risks to women’s sports.  Speaking at an event we hosted, Riley shared her ex…
  Anika Page · [email protected]
August 16, 2023 at 7:31 PM

The Mississippi Leadership Academy - Year Two

The Mississippi Leadership Academy - Year Two View this email in your browser Dear Jack,   The Mississippi Center for Public Policy is committed to training and equipping future leaders for our state.    The Mississippi Leadership Academy i…
  Douglas Carswell · [email protected]
August 12, 2023 at 11:46 AM

Six things every American needs to know about their country

Six things every American needs to know about their country View this email in your browser Dear Jack,   “Woke” extremists are undermining America at every opportunity. Cultural Marxists on campus are teaching young Americans that their cou…
  Tyler B. Jones · [email protected]
August 9, 2023 at 3:09 PM

Lunch with Jim Herring!

Lunch with Jim Herring! View this email in your browser Dear Jack,   Join Jim Herring for lunch to discuss two-party politics in Mississippi! Click on the image above for more information! "The Switcher"…
  Douglas Carswell · [email protected]
August 5, 2023 at 11:47 AM

The Times takes a look at Mississippi – update from your favorite conservative think tank

The Times takes a look at Mississippi – update from your favorite conservative think tank View this email in your browser Dear Jack,   Having moved from London to Mississippi, I feel that I've taken a step up.  But I am often surprised at w…
  Douglas Carswell · [email protected]
August 2, 2023 at 3:08 PM

How we are winning hearts & minds for the conservative cause

How we are winning hearts & minds for the conservative cause View this email in your browser Dear Jack,   The Mississippi Center for Public Policy started life thirty years ago.  In that time, we have had some notable victories.    Las…
  Douglas Carswell · [email protected]
July 29, 2023 at 11:47 AM

Thirty years advancing the conservative cause - update from Mississippi’s favorite think tank

Thirty years advancing the conservative cause - update from Mississippi’s favorite think tank View this email in your browser Dear Jack,   What were you doing thirty years ago?    In August 1993, a younger looking Bill Clinton had recently…
  Douglas Carswell · [email protected]
July 26, 2023 at 3:06 PM

Ben & Jerry’s History of America – update from Mississippi’s conservative advocacy organization

Ben & Jerry’s History of America – update from Mississippi’s conservative advocacy organization View this email in your browser Dear Jack,   July 4th is a big deal in America. Folk don’t merely celebrate the day that thirteen former Bri…
  Douglas Carswell · [email protected]
July 22, 2023 at 11:47 AM

Has education performance really improved? – update from Mississippi’s conservative think tank

Has education performance really improved? – update from Mississippi’s conservative think tank View this email in your browser Dear Jack,   I love hearing good news about Mississippi. So, when I read recently that there had been an improvem…
  Douglas Carswell · [email protected]
July 15, 2023 at 11:47 AM

Why are some things so much more expensive? Update from Mississippi’s free market advocacy organization

Why are some things so much more expensive? Update from Mississippi’s free market advocacy organization View this email in your browser Dear Jack,   I recently came across an old McDonald’s menu from the early 2000s. A Quarter Pounder cost …
  Douglas Carswell · [email protected]
July 8, 2023 at 12:46 PM

Why do folks go “woke”? Update from your favorite think tank

Why do folks go “woke”? Update from your favorite think tank View this email in your browser Dear Jack,   Why do many of America’s long-established institutions suddenly “go woke”?    For decades, highly respected universities were solid b…
  Douglas Carswell · [email protected]
July 4, 2023 at 11:47 AM

Happy Birthday America!

Happy Birthday America! View this email in your browser Dear Jack,   Happy Birthday, America! 247 years ago today, the Continental Congress voted to adopt the Declaration of Independence. Crumble celebrates July 4th - Br…
  Douglas Carswell · [email protected]
July 1, 2023 at 12:47 PM

Is this the end of ‘affirmative action’? Update from your favorite think tank

Is this the end of ‘affirmative action’? Update from your favorite think tank View this email in your browser Dear Jack,   What was the most significant thing Donald Trump did as President?    Love him or loathe him, Trump’s Supreme Court …
  Douglas Carswell · [email protected]
June 24, 2023 at 12:46 PM

Life is getting better – update from your favorite think tank

Life is getting better – update from your favorite think tank View this email in your browser Dear Jack,   Mississippi was hit by some epic thunderstorms the other week.  Perhaps you were one of the many people across our state left without…
  Douglas Carswell · [email protected]
June 17, 2023 at 12:46 PM

How good public policy is lifting up our state – update from Mississippi’s favorite think tank

How good public policy is lifting up our state – update from Mississippi’s favorite think tank View this email in your browser Dear Jack,   The average person in Mississippi is 25 percent richer today than they were in 2017. In just five ye…
  Douglas Carswell · [email protected]
June 10, 2023 at 12:44 PM

Why do some people prosper, yet others fail? - Update from your favorite think tank

Why do some people prosper, yet others fail? - Update from your favorite think tank View this email in your browser Dear Jack,   Economic output per person is seven times higher on the American side of the US-Mexico border than on the other…
  Tyler B. Jones · [email protected]
June 5, 2023 at 8:59 PM

Join Jim Herring for a book signing!

Join Jim Herring for a book signing! View this email in your browser Dear Jack,   Join our Board Member Jim Herring as he signs copies of his new book, "The Switcher," tomorrow night at Lemuria Book Store! Click on the…
  Douglas Carswell · [email protected]
June 3, 2023 at 12:44 PM

4 reasons to be optimistic about our state – update from your favorite think tank

4 reasons to be optimistic about our state – update from your favorite think tank View this email in your browser Dear Jack,   Mississippi is on the up!  Far too often, it seems that we only hear bad things about our state.  Many media orga…
  Douglas Carswell · [email protected]
June 1, 2023 at 3:00 PM

Join Jim Herring for a book signing!

Join Jim Herring for a book signing! View this email in your browser Dear Jack, I have just finished reading a rather good book about Mississippi politics. "The Switcher," by Judge Jim Herring, is a biographical account of Mississippi’s co…
  Douglas Carswell · [email protected]
May 31, 2023 at 3:03 PM

Become a part of the fight

Become a part of the fight View this email in your browser Dear Jack,   I hope you were able to read my email last week and had a chance to look at the exciting plans we have for Mississippi. The Mississippi Center for Public Policy needs …
  Douglas Carswell · [email protected]
May 27, 2023 at 12:44 PM

What does it mean to be a conservative? Update from your favorite think tank

What does it mean to be a conservative? Update from your favorite think tank View this email in your browser Dear Jack,   Judge Jim Herring has just written a rather good book. First elected as a District Attorney in 1971, Herring ran for L…
  Douglas Carswell · [email protected]
May 24, 2023 at 3:00 PM

What are we working on? An update from your favorite think tank

What are we working on? An update from your favorite think tank View this email in your browser Dear Jack,   Have you ever wondered, "What does the Mississippi Center for Public Policy do?" or "What in the world is a think tank?" Well, I'm …
  Douglas Carswell · [email protected]
May 20, 2023 at 12:44 PM

Do we put too many people in prison? – update from Mississippi’s conservative think tank

Do we put too many people in prison? – update from Mississippi’s conservative think tank View this email in your browser Dear Jack,   Mississippi, we are often told, has an incarceration problem.  Far too many people get locked up for too l…
  Tyler B. Jones · [email protected]
May 16, 2023 at 6:15 PM

Join Jim Herring for a book signing!

Join Jim Herring for a book signing! View this email in your browser Dear Jack,   One of the Mississippi Center for Public Policy's board members has written a book!  Join James "Jim" Herring, the former Mississippi Republican Party State …
  Douglas Carswell · [email protected]
May 13, 2023 at 12:44 PM

Are our police systemically racist? - update from Mississippi’s conservative think tank

Are our police systemically racist? - update from Mississippi’s conservative think tank View this email in your browser Dear Jack,   Over the past few years, we have been told that America’s police and criminal justice process are systemica…
  Douglas Carswell · [email protected]
May 10, 2023 at 3:01 PM

Would you like to join my mailing list?

Would you like to join my mailing list? View this email in your browser Dear Jack,   Each Saturday morning, I send you an email update about the liberty movement in our state.  I hope you find it informative?    Last month, I’m delighted to…
  Douglas Carswell · [email protected]
May 6, 2023 at 12:44 PM

Cut crime if we want to grow Mississippi – update from your favorite think tank

Cut crime if we want to grow Mississippi – update from your favorite think tank View this email in your browser Dear Jack,   A radical attempt to reform criminal justice is underway across America.  Anti police politicians want to defund t…
  Tyler B. Jones · [email protected]
April 30, 2023 at 2:59 PM

Have lunch with Shad White

Have lunch with Shad White View this email in your browser Dear Jack,   Last year, State Auditor Shad White released a report highlighting the high crime rate in Jackson.  It found that every homicide in the southeastern United States cost…
  Douglas Carswell · [email protected]
April 29, 2023 at 12:46 PM

Renewing American Patriotism + meeting Tucker Carlson

Renewing American Patriotism + meeting Tucker Carlson View this email in your browser Dear Jack,   Soon after I arrived in America, I watched my first-ever game of football. It wasn’t the NFL or even a college game.  It was a local high sch…
  Douglas Carswell · [email protected]
April 28, 2023 at 5:30 PM

Lunch with Shad White

Lunch with Shad White View this email in your browser Dear Jack,   State Auditor Shad White has been a consistent voice for combatting crime in our capital city.  Next week, he will be joined by best-selling author Rafael Mangual to discus…
  Anika Page · [email protected]
April 27, 2023 at 8:14 PM

Shad White discusses crime in Jackson. Come listen!

Shad White discusses crime in Jackson. Come listen! View this email in your browser Dear Jack,   State Auditor Shad White has taken a hard line on corruption and the mishandling of taxpayer dollars.  White has highlighted some of the key i…
  Tyler B. Jones · [email protected]
April 26, 2023 at 7:00 PM

How to cut crime in Jackson? Listen to Shad White

How to cut crime in Jackson? Listen to Shad White View this email in your browser Dear Jack,   State Auditor Shad White wants to reduce crime in Mississippi - everything from violent crime to fraud.  Since 2018, Mississippi has had a highe…
  Douglas Carswell · [email protected]
April 25, 2023 at 5:29 PM

A new approach to criminal justice reform - come listen!

A new approach to criminal justice reform - come listen! View this email in your browser Dear Jack,   Over the last decade, the national conversation surrounding crime and criminal justice has been dominated by left-wing activists who push …
  Tyler B. Jones · [email protected]
April 24, 2023 at 5:00 PM

How to cut crime in Jackson? Listen to Shad White

How to cut crime in Jackson? Listen to Shad White View this email in your browser Dear Jack,   Last year, State Auditor Shad White released a report highlighting the high crime rate in Jackson.  It found that every homicide in the southeas…
  Douglas Carswell · [email protected]
April 22, 2023 at 12:45 PM

Our free market wins are improving Mississippi – and here’s the proof

Our free market wins are improving Mississippi – and here’s the proof View this email in your browser Dear Jack, Mississippi is on the up.  Our state has risen five places in terms of current economic outlook and now ranks 22nd out of all …
  Anika Page · [email protected]
April 21, 2023 at 3:30 PM

Defunding the police is dangerous. Come hear why!

Defunding the police is dangerous. Come hear why! View this email in your browser Dear Jack,   Defunding the police is dangerous. For too long, anti-law enforcement progressives have been allowed to undermine confidence in our local police.…
  Tyler B. Jones · [email protected]
April 20, 2023 at 7:00 PM

Shad White discusses crime in Jackson. Come listen!

Shad White discusses crime in Jackson. Come listen! View this email in your browser Dear Jack,   Shad White first assumed the role of Mississippi State Auditor in 2018. Since then, he has worked diligently in cracking down on corruption and…
  Anika Page · [email protected]
April 17, 2023 at 8:00 PM

Does Mississippi send too many people to prison?

Does Mississippi send too many people to prison? View this email in your browser Dear Jack,   Does Mississippi send too many people to prison? For years, we have been told that Mississippi locks up too many people, but is that really true? …