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Francis: Start Asking This Question
If you didn’t know your representative was a Republican, would you be able to tell that he or she is a Republican?
Not Enough Fear
Too many politicians have too little fear of their voters and taxpayers. Instead, they fear the bureaucrats, the lobbyists, and their colleagues. That must change.
West: Free Speech and Gun Rights Before the Supreme Court
Cases involving concealed carry, donor privacy, and student off-campus speech are before the justices.
Norred: The Importance of Choosing to Be a Mom
“Modern liberal feminists often say that they just want women to have choices, but some are more frank.”
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Blain: Guaranteed Income Coming to a City Near You?
Data tells us the only way to truly uplift Black and Hispanic low-income Americans in cities is through education and access to employment opportunities.
Political Corruption Is Real… And It Is Our Fault
Shame on us for turning elected officials into idols, offloading our responsibilities to them, and giving them power to abuse.
Outnumbered, Outgunned, Out-trained?
While a strong leader—a ruler, a king, a dictator—might allow his subjects varying degrees of freedom, only a self-governing people can truly have liberty.
Szwarc: Looking Past the Campaign Signs – Mayor Pope of Lubbock
Who is Mayor Dan Pope? What does he stand for and who does he really answer to? His own words and actions reveal some surprising answers.
Montoya: Shelley Luther a Sign Texas Republicans Must Win Back Voters
Drew Springer’s poor showing is a caution for Republicans statewide.
Cahn: The Growing Human Tragedy of Austin’s Homelessness Policies
There’s nothing compassionate about encouraging our most vulnerable citizens to live in this level of squalor.
Bovard: Trump Is Consistent and Truthful on Abortion
To a pro-life movement accustomed to condescension and dismissal from Republican party leaders, President Trump is an unexpected and welcome delight.
Voicu: The State of Plano High School Students
Plano ISD’s lack of communication or parental input on decisions that affect students is egregious.
The Church, Silenced
When shepherds cower in fear from the howl of government wolves, they shouldn’t be surprised to find their flock in decline.
Kecseg Has Gone To Be With The Lord
“The LORD is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit.” – Psalm 34:18
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Putting Texas Veterans Back to Work
A new study from the United States Department of Labor reports that the unemployment rate in 2009 for young returning veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan rose to 21.9%, far higher than the national unemployment rate for non-veterans in the same age group of 18 to 24. Many factors contribute to that higher jobless rate for our veterans of the Iraq and Afghan wars.
Servant leadership vs. political management? We need the former.
If these last few months have shown us anything, its that people are shouting out across the nation for servant leadership, not political management. Why? What’s the difference?
What The Left Won’t Recognize
An editorial from the Austin American-Statesman, posits the idea that we should pay children a wage to study for school. The proponent of this idea is one Bruce Todd, a former mayor of Austin, who is running a project called the Tuition Incentive Program.
Our Resignation of Dependence
In American history and government classes across this country, we still teach our children that our founding fathers demonstrated genius both in articulating the inalienable rights belonging to each person in our Declaration of Independence, and then in preserving those rights in our Constitution.
Defending Us
Rockets’ red glare, bombs bursting in air – such a poetic way to describe such horrifying circumstances. Most of us sing those words and wave our flags, awaiting the start of a parade or baseball game. But many who walk in our midst wear – or wore – the flag of our nation on their sleeve, dodging bullets, separated from family, facing death, in defense of our liberties. Please take time this holiday weekend to thank the men and women in your circle of friends who bravely donned our nation’s uniform to serve in the U.S. Armed Forces.
Memorial Day
Thousands of patriots in countless battles willingly gave their lives for the cause of liberty and the defense of our Constitution. While our rights to life and liberty are endowed by God, securing them has fallen to men called into battle against forces intent on destroying the glorious American experiment. We live today in the liberty their ultimate sacrifice yesterday made possible; we sleep easily under the protection of men and women willing to lay down their lives for liberty tomorrow. Let us endeavor to make the very most of their sacrifice.
Boycotting Left-Bucks
Apparently it’s okay to charge $4 for a mediocre cup of coffee, but the very free market system that allows it cannot be discussed or praised. David Boaz of the Cato Institute, writing in the Wall Street Journal, notes that Starbucks will let you personalize a gift card (for $5) with any phrase… But should a phrase have a hint of right-leaning politics, they grind it up.
Continuing to Empower Texans!
Tonight, Empower Texans hosted a great conference call for conservatives with numerous conservatives joining in to remind others that each election is an opportunity to gain ground. If it is one inch, one foot or one mile we have the opportunity to take ground back that we relinquished in previous elections by staying away from the polls “in disgust”.
Buckley’s Passing Should Serve as a Reminder for Conservatives
Buckley’s Passing Should Serve as a Reminder for Conservatives
by Michele J. Samuelson
michele.samuelson@gmail.com
George Will once said that without the National Review, we wouldn’t have gotten Goldwater, and without Goldwater, Reagan. If you’ve been involved in the conservative movement for even just a short time, you’ve felt that influence whether aware of it or not.
William F. Buckley Jr. – RIP
We have lost one of the most eloquent defenders of the conservative movement and the cause of liberty. William F. Buckley Jr., founder of National Review, died last night at his home in Stamford, Connecticut. May he rest in peace.