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Don’t Get Angry, Get Active
Move from passive recipient to active participant.
Y’All Answered: Greg Abbott on Dade Phelan
Readers offer their insights and experiences.
Come and Take Him: John Cornyn Must Be Primaried
John Cronyin, as I prefer to call him, is everything that is wrong with Washington, the Republican Party, and politics in general.
Candidates Need to Address Social Security
You have only a couple of weeks to get your politicians on record with specific ideas about how the impending crisis will play out.
Commentary Archive
Texas Legislature Must Confront China
One of the many great things about the joe six-packs of America is that they really love this country. When the Chinese spy balloon flew over the heartland this past week, everyday Americans of all political persuasions wanted the dim sum dirigible shot down. After...
When Someone Shows You Who They Really Are…
It is fine to assume the best about people; in many ways, it is what allows civil society to function. I need to assume the teller at the bank isn’t pocketing my cash when I make a deposit! Sometimes, though, individuals tell us who they really are. When they do, we...
A Strong Border Requires a Strong Governor; Texas Must Declare Invasion
Since President Joe Biden assumed office in January 2021, the United States and Texas have experienced an unprecedented surge of illegal aliens crossing our southern border. Shockingly, this surge has been met not with an overwhelming response to combat it, but with...
Y’All Answered: Repeal the 17th?
For more than one hundred years, the popularly elected House of Representatives was "balanced" in the U.S. Constitution by a Senate with members were selected by the states' legislatures.That check on the growth of the federal government ended in 1913, when the 17th...
You’re Being Gaslit: Education Reform Lies Exposed
The momentum for education reform is overwhelming. State after state is voting to fund students directly, instead of funding failing public education monopolies. As of this writing, more than 15 states and the District of Columbia have reformed their education systems...
Let ‘Em Grumble
When your enemies are complaining about how powerful you are, don’t interrupt them. Not long ago, a friend of mine was being attacked. His detractors were upset that he was too powerful, too influential, and too well liked. He doesn’t hold office. He isn’t rich. He...
Y’All Answered: Dealing with Rogue Prosecutors
Proposed legislation would allow the Attorney General of Texas to sue any district attorney, criminal district attorney, or county attorney who refuses to enforce laws with which they disagree. If the law goes into effect, these elected prosecutors could face fines...
Setting The Captives Free
I have had the opportunity over the years to meet several men who participated in the liberation of the concentration and death camps created by Germany’s National Socialist Workers’ Party. The horror of what they and their colleagues found defies words. They always...
Y’all Answered: Picking a GOP Presidential Nominee
Candidates are starting to line up for the 2024 presidential hunt. Using the names commonly mentioned as potential GOP candidate, we asked who readers would pick as their GOP nominee if the 2024 primary was held today. The choices (in alphabetical order) included:...