SUMMER READING: Postal Edition

Every year, countless beachgoers are basking in the sun or traipsing into the water when they come to a sudden and sobering realization: they didn’t check their mail before leaving for vacation. While mail carriers have been known to deliver in rain, snow, sleet, and hail, that adversity certainly does not extend to riptides and sandcastles. Unfortunately, the United States Postal Service (USPS) has more than enough problems on land before it can ever hope to deliver mail to windsurfers riding the waves offshore.

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World Health Organization Continues to Deny Science, Ignores Harm Reduction

The World Health Organization (WHO) recently published its 9th report on tobacco use, titled “WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic.” The report monitors global tobacco use and analyzes the effects of MPOWER, a Michael Bloomberg-backed strategy deployed by the WHO (and other Bloomberg-funded organizations), which includes various measures to reduce tobacco use.

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TPA Opposes Lowering Drug Costs for American Families Act

oday, the Taxpayers Protection Alliance (TPA) sent a letter to the Chairs of the House Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce Committees opposing consideration of the Lowering Drug Costs for American Families Act. This counterintuitive, unserious proposal from the Ranking Members of these committees will expands the Inflation Reduction Act’s (IRA) flawed drug pricing provisions, resulting in more price controls and less access to life-saving treatments.

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TPA’s Latest 50 State Analysis Examines Adult and Youth E-Cigarette Use

The latest 50 state analysis from the Taxpayers Protection Alliance’s Consumer Center examines adult and youth e-cigarette use in 2021 in 49 states and Washington, D.C. Due to Florida not reporting data for 2021, its state analysis is unavailable at this time

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