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  Douglas Carswell · [email protected]
March 30, 2024 at 11:44 AM

How Do We Drain the Swamp? – From Mississippi’s Leading Conservative Think Tank

How Do We Drain the Swamp? – From Mississippi’s Leading Conservative Think Tank View this email in your browser Dear Jack, America is now six months away from a Presidential election.  If current polls are correct and Donald Trump comes out…
  Anika Page · [email protected]
March 28, 2024 at 3:00 PM

Join us for lunch on May 14th, 2024

Join us for lunch on May 14th, 2024 View this email in your browser Good morning Jack, We are super excited that Speaker Jason White will be talking to us about his vision for the future of Mississippi at our next lunch on Tuesday May 14th!…
  Douglas Carswell · [email protected]
March 23, 2024 at 11:44 AM

Conservative shouldn’t get into the banning business – Update from Mississippi’s favorite think tank

Conservative shouldn’t get into the banning business – Update from Mississippi’s favorite think tank View this email in your browser Dear Jack, On Supertalk this week, Paul Gallo asked me what I thought about a bill to ban “squatted” trucks…
  Anika Page · [email protected]
March 20, 2024 at 3:29 PM

Join us for lunch on May 14th, 2024

Join us for lunch on May 14th, 2024 View this email in your browser Good morning Jack, We are super excited that Speaker Jason White will be talking to us about his vision for the future of Mississippi at our next lunch on Tuesday May 14th!…
  Douglas Carswell · [email protected]
March 16, 2024 at 11:44 AM

DEI – when will Mississippi leaders lead? Update from your favorite think tank

DEI – when will Mississippi leaders lead? Update from your favorite think tank View this email in your browser Dear Jack, The University of Florida just fired all their DEI (Diversity, Equity & Inclusion) staff.  The University closed t…
  Douglas Carswell · [email protected]
March 9, 2024 at 12:44 PM

How lawmakers could improve the health of our state – update from Mississippi’s conservative voice

How lawmakers could improve the health of our state – update from Mississippi’s conservative voice View this email in your browser Dear Jack, Did you know that Mississippi spends a higher share of our overall wealth on healthcare than almos…
  Douglas Carswell · [email protected]
March 2, 2024 at 12:44 PM

What chance for conservative change? Update from Mississippi’s conservative voice

What chance for conservative change? Update from Mississippi’s conservative voice View this email in your browser Dear Jack, Mississippi could be on the cusp of real change.  Maybe.    A number of truly excellent bills on education reform …
  Douglas Carswell · [email protected]
February 24, 2024 at 12:44 PM

Was this the week school choice came to Mississippi? update from our state’s conservative voice

Was this the week school choice came to Mississippi? update from our state’s conservative voice View this email in your browser Dear Jack, What a week!  This has been the most exciting few days for education freedom in Mississippi for years…
  Douglas Carswell · [email protected]
February 17, 2024 at 12:44 PM

Mississippi Legislative Session - What To Watch For

Mississippi Legislative Session - What To Watch For View this email in your browser Dear Jack, With a massive conservative majority in the Mississippi legislature, will they deliver real conservative policy?  Or will we see the implementati…
  Douglas Carswell · [email protected]
February 15, 2024 at 8:14 PM

Is China a Threat? Watch the Debate

Is China a Threat? Watch the Debate View this email in your browser Dear Jack,   MCPP teamed up with the Heritage Foundation to host a packed lunch about China. Senator Roger Wicker and leading foreign policy strategist, Michael Pillsbury, s…
  Douglas Carswell · [email protected]
February 10, 2024 at 12:44 PM

More than magic thinking needed to increase workforce participation – update from Mississippi’s conservative voice

More than magic thinking needed to increase workforce participation – update from Mississippi’s conservative voice View this email in your browser Dear Jack, Not enough people in Mississippi work.  Out of every 100 working age adults in our…
  Anika Page · [email protected]
February 6, 2024 at 4:04 PM

Join us for lunch on February 13th, 2024

Join us for lunch on February 13th, 2024 View this email in your browser Good morning Jack, I hope you can join us on February 13th, 2024! Click the image below to purchase your tickets (a delicious lunch is included!)  …
  Douglas Carswell · [email protected]
February 3, 2024 at 12:46 PM

What chance big change? Update from Mississippi’s conservative voice.

What chance big change? Update from Mississippi’s conservative voice. View this email in your browser Dear Jack, The new legislative session is well underway and as of today almost 3,000 bills have been drafted.  Many more bills are expecte…
  Anika Page · [email protected]
February 1, 2024 at 4:05 PM

Join us for lunch on February 13th, 2024

Join us for lunch on February 13th, 2024 View this email in your browser Good morning Jack, I hope you can join us on February 13th, 2024! Click the image below to purchase your tickets (a delicious lunch is included!) …
  Douglas Carswell · [email protected]
January 30, 2024 at 4:06 PM

I Love Mississippi

I Love Mississippi View this email in your browser Dear Jack,   Here at the Mississippi Center for Public Policy, we love this state!  We advocate for policies to help improve the lives of everyone here.   Now we’ve made a car sticker so tha…
  Douglas Carswell · [email protected]
January 27, 2024 at 12:46 PM

Is China a threat & how to respond? Update from Mississippi’s conservative voice

Is China a threat & how to respond? Update from Mississippi’s conservative voice View this email in your browser Dear Jack, Thirty three years ago, the Soviet Union fell apart.  A Marxist-Leninist system that had stood in competition wi…
  Douglas Carswell · [email protected]
January 24, 2024 at 4:33 PM

School choice means Education Freedom Accounts for everyone

School choice means Education Freedom Accounts for everyone View this email in your browser Dear Jack, It’s official!  Governor Tate Reeves has signed a declaration making this week School Choice Week in Mississippi.   It is not just the Go…
  Douglas Carswell · [email protected]
January 20, 2024 at 12:46 PM

Annual Review from Mississippi’s conservative voice

Annual Review from Mississippi’s conservative voice View this email in your browser Dear Jack, Thank you so much for supporting the Mississippi Center for Public Policy – the conservative voice in our state!   I am sending you a copy of our…
  Douglas Carswell · [email protected]
January 16, 2024 at 4:05 PM

Can you join us for a lunch time talk on ‘How to deal with the threat from China?

Can you join us for a lunch time talk on ‘How to deal with the threat from China? View this email in your browser Dear Jack, China is a strategic competitor.  Having spent decades encouraging China to take her place on the world stage, the …
  Douglas Carswell · [email protected]
January 13, 2024 at 12:46 PM

A solution to Mississippi’s healthcare crisis is staring us in the face.

A solution to Mississippi’s healthcare crisis is staring us in the face. View this email in your browser Dear Jack, Often in politics, it is easier to define a problem than it is to solve it.   Remember Barack Obama’s eloquent speech about …
  Douglas Carswell · [email protected]
January 6, 2024 at 12:46 PM

Promoting prosperity in Mississippi – update from your favorite think tank

Promoting prosperity in Mississippi – update from your favorite think tank View this email in your browser Dear Jack, Governor Tate Reeves spoke at the Mississippi Economic Council this week about promoting prosperity in our state.  He talk…
  Douglas Carswell · [email protected]
January 1, 2024 at 12:46 PM

2024 - what should Mississippi conservatives aim for this year?

2024 - what should Mississippi conservatives aim for this year? View this email in your browser Dear Jack, Happy New Year!   Last year, Mississippi Republicans won an overwhelming majority.  2024 could be the year when they use that majorit…
  Douglas Carswell · [email protected]
December 30, 2023 at 12:46 PM

Three years in America

Three years in America View this email in your browser Dear Jack, I arrived in Mississippi exactly three years ago today, and I am as excited to be here as I was that first day.   With so many negative stories in the news media, and progres…
  Anika Page · [email protected]
December 26, 2023 at 4:31 PM

Help us change Mississippi for the better in 2024!

Help us change Mississippi for the better in 2024! View this email in your browser Good morning Jack, I hope that you will consider making a tax-deductible contribution to MCPP in 2023.    Our team is committed to making the intellectual, m…
  Douglas Carswell · [email protected]
December 23, 2023 at 12:46 PM

The Success Sequence is not so simple – update from Mississippi's conservative voice

The Success Sequence is not so simple – update from Mississippi's conservative voice View this email in your browser Dear Jack, We’ve all heard of the ‘success sequence’, right?    This is the idea that if someone manages to achieve three …
  Anika Page · [email protected]
December 20, 2023 at 4:33 PM

Help us change Mississippi for the better in 2024!

Help us change Mississippi for the better in 2024! View this email in your browser Dear Jack, As 2024 draws near, would you consider making a tax-deductible donation to the Mississippi Center for Public Policy to allow us to advance our wor…
  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…