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  Douglas Carswell · [email protected]
December 16, 2023 at 12:47 PM

DEI is destroying American universities. We need to act now.

DEI is destroying American universities. We need to act now. View this email in your browser Dear Jack, Any sensible person can see that there is something seriously wrong with many American universities.    For several decades many of our…
  Douglas Carswell · [email protected]
December 9, 2023 at 12:46 PM

Total communication – Mississippi’s conversative voice

Total communication – Mississippi’s conversative voice View this email in your browser Dear Jack, If you're reading this, you’re in good company; last week, 18,471 people opened and read the Mississippi Center for Public Policy’s weekly Sat…
  Douglas Carswell · [email protected]
December 2, 2023 at 12:46 PM

Why school choice is constitutional

Why school choice is constitutional View this email in your browser Dear Jack, A recent article in Mississippi Today claimed that the Mississippi Constitution precluded the possibility of school choice in our state.  Others have made simila…
  Anika Page · [email protected]
November 27, 2023 at 3:08 PM

Join Us in Making a Meaningful Impact this Giving Tuesday

Join Us in Making a Meaningful Impact this Giving Tuesday View this email in your browser Dear Jack,   As we approach the season of giving, I wanted to take a moment to express my deepest gratitude for your continued support of the Mississip…
  Douglas Carswell · [email protected]
November 25, 2023 at 12:47 PM

Conservatives and the next generation

Conservatives and the next generation View this email in your browser Dear Jack, When Hamas launched horrific attacks on Israel, anti-Israel protests swept college campuses across America.  Before Israel had had time to bury her dead, lefti…
  Douglas Carswell · [email protected]
November 22, 2023 at 4:32 PM

School choice has momentum in Mississippi

School choice has momentum in Mississippi View this email in your browser Dear Jack, Political change unfolds in three stages.  First, when a new idea comes along, they will say that reform is unthinkable.    Then as the idea starts to tak…
  Douglas Carswell · [email protected]
November 18, 2023 at 12:46 PM

Coalition for Education Freedom rallies in Jackson

Coalition for Education Freedom rallies in Jackson View this email in your browser Dear Jack, Parents, children, teachers and lawmakers gathered in Jackson this week to call for education reform in Mississippi at an event we hosted.  …
  Anika Page · [email protected]
November 16, 2023 at 4:46 AM

Education Freedom Day with Corey DeAngelis and more!

Education Freedom Day with Corey DeAngelis and more! View this email in your browser Dear Jack, Today is our Education Freedom Event with Corey DeAngelis and more! A day we have been looking forward to, we will be hearing from experts from…
  Douglas Carswell · [email protected]
November 11, 2023 at 12:46 PM

Mississippi conservatives have a super duper majority – let’s use it!

Mississippi conservatives have a super duper majority – let’s use it! View this email in your browser Dear Jack, Tuesday was election day in Mississippi.  Congratulations to all those that were elected – and commiserations to those that wer…
  Douglas Carswell · [email protected]
November 9, 2023 at 4:34 PM

Education Freedom - A Lunch Discussion

Education Freedom - A Lunch Discussion View this email in your browser Dear Jack, Mississippi is now surrounded by states that have either implemented education freedom (Arkansas), or are moving towards it (Alabama, Louisiana).   Why aren’t…
  Douglas Carswell · [email protected]
November 8, 2023 at 12:04 AM

Education Freedom event – please join me for lunch!

Education Freedom event – please join me for lunch! View this email in your browser Dear Jack, Mississippi will soon be surrounded on three sides by school choice states.  Arkansas has already passed legislation to give mom & dad contro…
  Douglas Carswell · [email protected]
November 4, 2023 at 11:46 AM

Come join the Education Freedom Revolution!

Come join the Education Freedom Revolution! View this email in your browser Dear Jack, An education revolution is happening across America!  In half a dozen different states, moms and dads have been given control over their child’s share of…
  Douglas Carswell · [email protected]
November 1, 2023 at 3:05 PM

Supporting Riley Gaines, switching from Eventbrite

Supporting Riley Gaines, switching from Eventbrite View this email in your browser Dear Jack, Riley Gaines was recently deplatformed by the ticket sales company, Eventbrite.  According to reports, Eventbrite announced it was not willing to …
  Douglas Carswell · [email protected]
October 28, 2023 at 11:46 AM

Bad ideas have bad consequences – update from Mississippi’s conservative think tank

Bad ideas have bad consequences – update from Mississippi’s conservative think tank View this email in your browser Dear Jack, Following Hamas’ terror attack on Israel, tens of thousands took to the streets.  They marched in Manhattan and C…
  Douglas Carswell · [email protected]
October 25, 2023 at 3:04 PM

Education Freedom event – please join me for lunch?

Education Freedom event – please join me for lunch? View this email in your browser Dear Jack, Mississippi will soon be surrounded on three sides by school choice states.  Arkansas has already passed legislation to give mom & dad contro…
  Douglas Carswell · [email protected]
October 21, 2023 at 11:46 AM

Green Energy – Folly or the Future?

Green Energy – Folly or the Future? View this email in your browser Dear Jack, Former White House adviser Mark Mills was in Jackson this week, speaking at a packed event that we hosted jointly with Bigger Pie Forum.   It was wonderful to se…
  Douglas Carswell · [email protected]
October 18, 2023 at 3:33 PM

Education Freedom - A Lunch Discussion

Education Freedom - A Lunch Discussion View this email in your browser Dear Jack, Mississippi is now surrounded by states that have either implemented education freedom (Arkansas), or are moving towards it (Alabama, Louisiana).   Why aren’t…
  Douglas Carswell · [email protected]
October 14, 2023 at 11:46 AM

Having an outsized impact across our state – update from your favorite think tank

Having an outsized impact across our state – update from your favorite think tank View this email in your browser Dear Jack, The Mississippi Center for Public Policy has been busy in 2023, helping secure a number of clear wins for our state…
  Douglas Carswell · [email protected]
October 12, 2023 at 2:07 PM

Israel – how should we respond?

Israel – how should we respond? View this email in your browser Dear Jack, The scenes are gruesome.  Two hundred and fifty young people at a music festival murdered.  Women and children abducted at gun point, and carried off to a grisly cap…
  Douglas Carswell · [email protected]
October 11, 2023 at 3:32 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]
October 9, 2023 at 4:33 PM

Join me for lunch next Monday? Come listen to Mark Mills at River Hills

Join me for lunch next Monday? Come listen to Mark Mills at River Hills View this email in your browser Dear Jack, Renewable energy, we are often told, is the future.  To combat climate change, they say, we must agree to net zero carbon dio…
  Douglas Carswell · [email protected]
October 7, 2023 at 11:46 AM

Is school choice unconstitutional in Mississippi? No.

Is school choice unconstitutional in Mississippi? No. View this email in your browser Dear Jack, There has been some good news about school choice in our state.  First, Mississippi’s Authoriser Board approved our state’s first charter high…
  Douglas Carswell · [email protected]
October 6, 2023 at 3:02 PM

Dennis Prager in Oxford - don't miss your chance to see him!

Dennis Prager in Oxford - don't miss your chance to see him! View this email in your browser Dear Jack, Dennis Prager is coming to Mississippi next week – and there are still a few tickets left if you book now!  I am proud that the Missis…
  Douglas Carswell · [email protected]
October 4, 2023 at 3:32 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 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…