Commentary
Y’All Answered: Mandating the STAAR?
Readers offer their insights and experiences.
House To Abbott: Won’t Pass Choice Without A Payoff
Texas House pushes funding for systems, not students, in a deliberate attack on Greg Abbott’s special session agenda.
Y’All Answered: Election Security?
Readers offer their insights and experiences.
O, Woe Is Me!
Rather than star as the martyrs in our self-devised tale of woe, we should actively look for allies in the redemptive story that God is working in our lives.
Commentary Archive
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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.
Happy Birthday, Mr. Reagan!
February 6 would have been Ronald Reagan's 97th birthday. In celebration, I hope you'll watch his landmark "A Time For Choosing" speech from 1964, in which he endorsed Barry Goldwater.  Ronald Reagan - A Time for Choosing 27 min 47 sec - Apr 23, 2007 Average...
Merry Christmas!
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