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February 12, 2026 | The Point

Oren Cass Gets Community Noted

This week, X users responded to a post about Oren Cass’s appearance on Jon Stewart’s podcast by adding the following Community Note – citing a Pinpoint blog post from last year: Oren Cass does not have any formal training in...

February 11, 2026 | The Point

What They’re Saying: Oren Cass Plays Elizabeth Warren in NYT

The reviews are rolling in for American Compass founder Oren Cass’s 3,300-word article in this weekend’s New York Times, and it turns out that playing the hits of Elizabeth Warren’s campaign platform (massive re-regulation, more taxes) doesn’t resonate across the...

February 10, 2026 | The Point

Broken Compass, Vol. 3: Oren Cass Wants a Tax Increase

The Point February 10, 2026 The “Broken Compass” series continues to examine the policy positions advanced by Oren Cass and American Compass. This week’s edition examines Cass’s latest fiscal commentary: his explicit call for “more revenue” to address America’s growing...

February 6, 2026 | The Point

American Compass Points Left

The Point February 6, 2026 Note: With the publication of a new piece by Oren Cass in The New York Times today attacking capitalism – titled, “How the Capitalists Broke Capitalism” – Pinpoint thought it appropriate to post the following overview of who’s been funding...

February 5, 2026 | The Point

Why Fixing NEPA Is Essential to U.S. Global Competitiveness

The Point Feb. 5, 2026 Highlights: The United States has been trying to out-innovate the rest of the world with its hands tied since 1970. Thankfully the Trump administration is taking on the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) because speed,...

February 9, 2026 |

ICYMI: Duke University Professor on “Oren Cass’s Unquenchable Appetite for Regulation”

The Point February 9, 2026 Note: With the publication of a piece by Oren Cass in The New York Times last week attacking capitalism – titled, “How the Capitalists Broke Capitalism” – the University of Texas at Austin Civitas Institute...

February 9, 2026 |

Breitbart: President Trump Readies Rule to Make American Workers’ Retirement Great Again

The Point February 9, 2026 President Trump’s message is simple: your money, your choice. Last summer, Trump issued an Executive Order to open private market investments to American retirement savers. The administration made it clear that the same wealth-building tools...

February 4, 2026 |

ICYMI: Pinpoint Policy Institute Files IRS Complaint Regarding the Institute for the Fiduciary Standard

“A Washington advocacy organization is asking the Internal Revenue Service to review the tax-exempt status of the Institute for the Fiduciary Standard (IFS), citing alleged violations of federal nonprofit disclosure rules and an apparent lack of transparency about the organization’s...

January 22, 2026 |

Pinpoint Policy Institute Joins Conservative Coalition to Oppose Price Controls on Credit Cards

Today, Pinpoint Policy Institute joined Americans for Tax Reform and a coalition of more than two dozen conservative organizations urging members of Congress to oppose price controls on credit cards, including efforts to impose caps on interest rates or the...

January 13, 2026 |

New from Pinpoint: Why a 10% Credit Card Interest Rate Cap Would Harm Consumers and the Economy

“But capping interest rates would do the most damage to low-income and higher-risk households – who are most likely to rely on credit cards for such emergencies. When lenders are unable to charge rates that match the risk, they tighten...

December 5, 2025 | PESP Watch

New from The Daily Caller: Major Teachers Union Funnels Money to Private Equity Stakeholder Project (PESP) to Attack School Choice

Major Teachers Union Bankrolled Advocacy Org Driving Anti-School Choice Propaganda By Jaryn Crouson The Daily Caller December 4, 2025 Payments from the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) to the left-wing advocacy organization Private Equity Stakeholder Project (PESP) seem to coincide with...

November 19, 2025 | PESP Watch

FOIA Files, Part 2: State Pension Officials’ Communications with PESP Raise Fiduciary Questions

The Point November 19, 2025 Over the past year, Pinpoint’s nationwide Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request program has uncovered a troubling pattern of non-public communication between state pension fund officials and staff and the Private Equity Stakeholder Project (PESP),...

October 8, 2025 | PESP Watch

FOIA Files: PESP’s Influence Campaign Into America’s Retirement System

The Point October 8, 2025 Over the past year, Pinpoint has conducted a comprehensive Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) program seeking to uncover and expose the non-public activities of liberal activist groups working to influence government agencies, legislatures, regulatory bodies,...

September 29, 2025 | PESP Watch

ICYMI: Unions cut checks to PESP in exchange for support

“‘It’s clear that PESP is driven not by legitimate policy concerns, but by who is willing to pay them,’ Pinpoint Policy Institute executive director Eric Ventimiglia told the Washington Examiner. ‘The facts show that this group is simply an extension...

September 24, 2025 | PESP Watch

Watchdog or Partisan? PESP Targets The Trump Administration

The Point September 24, 2025 Highlights: The Private Equity Stakeholder Project (PESP) claims to be a “nonprofit watchdog” that exists to hold private equity accountable, but a recent blog post suggests that it holds one standard for political opponents and...

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