Commentary
Safeguarding American Independence Requires a Strong Border
“A nation without borders is not a nation.”
Roger Wheelock: Protecting Children From Harmful Educational Doctrines
“Our children are being misled into thinking, believing, and acting upon behaviors and lifestyles terribly harmful to children and catastrophic to the nation,” said Wheelock.
Asserting Independence
Independence Day should not just be a celebration of history, but a commitment to the future.
We Gave Them A Chance. They Blew It.
I am going on a RINO hunt. Will you join me?
Commentary Archive
Local School Boards Do Not Represent the Communities They are Elected to Represent
Local school boards seldom represent the community that elected them to serve. Rather, they get their direction from policies created by the Texas Association of School Administrators (TASA), the Texas Association of School Boards (TASB), and the state's...
A Representative Form of Government
“No taxation without Representation.” This was the rallying cry that precipitated the American Revolution against an English King who felt he could tax his subjects with impunity. The founding fathers were keenly aware of this problem and were very careful to take...
Are public schools becoming biggest school choice advocates?
An irony that has emerged is that it might be public schools who turn out to be the biggest advocates for school choice. Now, that wouldn't happen on purpose, but it would come as a reaction to multiple foolish and poor decisions on the part of public school...
Public Schools are not Teaching America’s Heritage
I am confident that if socialist presidential candidate Bernie Sanders had brought his campaign entourage to Texas' larger college campuses, he would have drawn 10,000 enthusiastic supporters at each rally. How could this happen in the reddest of red states? Where...
Letters to the Editor, Week of August 15
In this week's mailbag, we hear about taxpayers getting gouged, out of control HOAs, and obstruction in Hill County! Editor's note: Each week we publish commentary from our subscribers. Commentary may be edited according to community standards. Coppell ISD:...
Let’s Call “Robin Hood” What It Is: A State Property Tax
In 2016, property values in Collin County increased by an average of 8.9%. No doubt, with the move of Toyota and other large companies to the County, it’s a great place to live in, and in great demand, which drives property values up. However, there is a downside to...
Letters to the Editor, Week of August 1
In this week's mailbag, a response to last week's article by Michael Quinn Sullivan: Not Your Kids, and concern over county budgets. Editor's note: We publish commentary from our subscribers on a regular basis. Commentary may be edited according to community...
Letters to the Editor, Week of July 4
In this week's mailbag, we hear responses to State Sen. Konni Burton's commentary: Local Control: A Tool, Not The Rule Editor's note: We publish commentary from our subscribers on a weekly basis. Commentary may be edited according to community standards. Actually the...
A Solution to Local Apathy
One can imagine, or has even experienced, confusion, ignorance and apathy that usually accompany most local elections for ESDs, ISDs, MUDs, etc., which often take place in obscure polling places and at different times. I believe that aggregating the election process...