Why we refuse to go “non-profit”

As the TAC grows each year, there are an increasing number of voices calling for us to register as a non-profit organization, ostensibly allowing us to get the “big donors” that we lack. I’ve refused, on principle, and those principles haven’t changed.  But there are also practical reasons to avoid this IRS special status as…

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Missouri State House Passes Bill to End Common Core

The Missouri state house has passed a bill to protect local and state control of education by phasing out the Common Core educational standards. House Bill 1490 (HB1490) passed through the House on Thursday by a 132-19 vote. The bill would create “new academic performance standards that meet the needs of the students of the…

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Minnesota Action Alert: Support HF3173 to Bolster Privacy Rights

HF3173, a bill that would ban government officials from obtaining the personal identifying information of individuals without a warrant in Minnesota, was introduced on Mar. 19 by Rep. John Lesch (DFL-66B). It was promptly referred to the Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee where it will need to pass through a majority before it can…

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The Supreme Court Infringes on the 2nd Amendment. Again.

The Supreme Court has once again chipped away at the 2nd Amendment. In a recent Supreme Court ruling, the court unanimously ruled in favor of broadening federal regulation of firearms under the guise of punishing perpetrators of domestic violence. This ruling is being heralded as a victory by gun grabbers everywhere, including those in the…

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The Massachusetts Personal Liberty Law of 1855: Lessons for Today

After an infamous Supreme Court opinion which claimed that the Federal Fugitive Slave Act precluded a Pennsylvania state law that prohibited blacks from being taken out of Pennsylvania into slavery, the state of Massachusetts passed a personal liberty law on May 21, 1855. This law made it illegal for any state or local government official to…

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