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Language to Save the Republic
Too often, conservatives cede the selection of the rhetorical battleground to the left. It is why we are losing.
Y’All Answered: Aggieland’s Security Problem
Readers offer their insights and experiences.
Border Crisis or Constitutional Crisis?
It’s time for Texans to awaken to the reality that the federal government won’t halt the invasion from the South.
A Yoke of Slavery?
Liberty is not an economic tool but a moral imperative.
Commentary Archive
Only Fighters Win Fights
When the Texas Legislature was considering a ban on dismemberment abortions back in 2017, lawmakers were urged to oppose the legislation by all the usual suspects—but also by a “pro-life” group. Their excuse was that they didn’t think it was a fight Texas could win....
ANALYSIS: Cowardice Is a Killer
When the Texas Legislature was considering a ban on dismemberment abortions back in 2017, lawmakers were urged to oppose the legislation by all the usual suspects – including also a “pro-life” group that didn’t want Texas engaged in the fight. In a hyperbolic memo...
Serving Two Masters
It’s in the Gospel of Matthew where we find Jesus’ wise admonition that “No one can serve two masters.” Practical experience shows us that no matter how hard we try, it is always true—and it is especially true in politics. Not a day goes by, it seems, in which I don’t...
Tucker: Our ‘Sasquatch-in-Chief’
I’m willing to wager you missed or ignored the 5,000-word profile of Governor Greg Abbott published by Politico last week. Let me give you the best bits. First, Agricultural Commissioner Sid Miller comes through as only he can, calling Abbott a “Sasquatch,” a recluse,...
Francis: Our State-Sponsored Religion
I’m just going to come out and say it: Leftism is every bit as much a religion as Christianity, Judaism, or Buddhism. It is one of the fastest-growing, too, and for one very good reason: It has become essentially state-sponsored. I am well aware there will be an...
ANALYSIS: Texas Democrats Cannot Even Do Publicity Stunts Right
No one in Texas was gripped by a filibuster staged Wednesday night by a Democrat member of the Texas Senate, Carol Alvarado of Dallas. Her performance perfectly encapsulates the miserable state of Texas Democrats: meaningless and uncreative obstruction. It also...
Dickson: Leona Becomes 32nd City in Texas to Outlaw Abortion
Leona (population 175), a small city 175 miles northeast of Austin and known for having some of the biggest steaks in Texas, has become the 32nd city in Texas to pass an enforceable ordinance outlawing abortion. It's also the 35th city in the nation to do so. “As a...
ANALYSIS: Is ‘Liberal Lyle’ Preparing to Challenge Dan Patrick?
San Antonio Republican Lyle Larson is catching heat for being the only Republican to vote against a motion issuing arrest warrants for Democrats who have obstructed legislative business by hiding from the “call” of the chamber. Yet, “Liberal Lyle”—as Gov. Greg Abbott...
Two-Card Monte?
Every day we are treated to relentless messaging around the fight between the Elephants and the Donkeys. We must be invested in that fight, we are told, and that fight alone. We have to choose one of those sides. An old street hustle is three-card monte, in which the...