The Point March 19, 2026 Highlights: Trump Department of Labor (DOL) vacates Biden’s 2024 fiduciary overreach: The Department formally struck down the rule that tried to impose strict ERISA fiduciary duties on far more brokers, insurance agents, and advisors for…
Read moreThe Point March 5, 2026 Highlights: Washington Democrats introduced legislation to impose a nearly 10% tax on income over $1 million, despite the state facing a $2 billion budget deficit that the tax won't address for years. After heated debate…
Read moreThe Point Mar. 4, 2026 This week, Senator Bernie Sanders proposed a new tax that would place an annual 5% wealth tax on billionaires. The plan further promises $4.4 trillion in new entitlement spending over a decade. Here are a…
Read moreThe Point Mar. 2, 2026 From Pinpoint Executive Director Eric Ventimiglia: A major barrier to addressing the current housing affordability crisis is that young people and couples with solid earnings often can’t buy a home simply because they can't afford…
Read moreThis week, over a dozen Senate Democrats including Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) introduced the American Homeownership Act, which aims to strip federal tax deductions, such as those for depreciation and mortgage interest, for large institutional…
Read moreThe Point Feb. 25, 2026 Highlights: On February 1, 2026, FDA opened its PreCheck pilot, a practical way to de‑risk and accelerate new domestic drug plants without compromising safety. PreCheck implements Executive Order 14293, which directs FDA to eliminate duplicative…
Read moreAn audit of Financial Times coverage in 2025 reveals a striking disparity. MetLife was mentioned just 12 times. By comparison, Athene and its parent Apollo Global Management were mentioned 124 times. Global Atlantic and KKR appeared 90 times. These firms…
Read moreThis 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…
Read moreThe 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…
Read moreThe 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…
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