When we’re making excuses for politicians, we’re subjects and not citizens.

When we’re making excuses for politicians, we’re subjects and not citizens.
Texas is in the top 20 states when it comes to paying people not to work; that isn’t a compliment. It is downright uncharitable.
Politicians are at their most condescending when informing...
There are some fearsome fights ahead of us in the new year, but it doesn’t mean we should be fearful of them.
Even at our best, when we stand before God we are like a child banging on a drum.
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Language defines our world and shapes our actions.
If we want not be praying for the leadership of our nation, we need to be praying for our fellow citizens.
There is an entire devoted to shielding politicians from civic accountability; it only works when we aren’t actively engaged.
Our republic wasn’t designed for the convenience of a special elite....
Citizens seeking to impact public policy often do so shackled by the low expectations set by political cronies. It’s time for the grassroots to raise expectations.
As citizens, we have failed to inspire sufficient fear in our elected servants.
“We’re passionate about this thing being fixed, and the only way to do that is to have the whole community aware of it.”
Here’s my philosophy on government policy in a nutshell: There is no...
Our system was designed to attract people pleasers to office; the politicians just end up pleasing the wrong people.
Science is making it hard to be an atheist.
Education has gone from “training up” a child, to tearing down the moral and religious upbringing of their families.
It is easier to enjoy a beer and burger in the backyard this weekend than to reflect on the sacrifices made on our behalf.
The Old Testament’s Gideon provides a cautionary tale.
If it feels like liberty is dying, and our republic is waning, it is because we’ve stopped caring about either.
As a self-governing people, our job is not to curse the surrounding darkness but to build a better and brighter light for the future.
It’s not over-priced hammers or frivolous trips that drive government spending; bad ideas about government is the problem.
Liberty isn’t achieved in timid nibbles, but through bold actions.
Modern taxation is not the price of civilized society; it is the cost of betraying our heritage of self-governance.
Politicians don’t like informed taxpayers. They don’t like citizens keeping score. Too bad.
“I feel that by defending our rights, our God-given rights through the Constitution, doing that is one of the greatest single efforts that we can do.”