Commentary
Y’All Answered: Democrat Slurs
Readers offer their insights and experiences.
The Time for Half-Measures is Over: End Property Taxes Now!
Property taxes are the very antithesis of free market capitalism, pitting property owners against non-property owners.
Y’All Answered: Mass Deportations?
Readers offer their insights and experiences.
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Commentary Archive
Neidert: My Nightmare Experience at the University of North Texas
When I transferred to the University of North Texas in the fall of 2019, I had absolutely no idea what I was getting myself into. I transferred from the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor, a small, private Christian college. UNT was the total opposite of all these...
Younger: School Vouchers are Worth the Risk
Conservatives will contend over school vouchers in the next session of the Texas Legislature. Critics of vouchers worry that a "money follows the child" approach will lead to government control of homeschools. Strident critics tell us we should prefer the current...
Commentary: There Is No School Choice Without Education Freedom
In the past two years, homeschooling has increased by no less than 300 percent. Just a few years ago, more than 90 percent of all Texas students were educated in public schools. Today, one out of every eight students is homeschooled, and one out of every five is...
Dickson: Normangee Becomes 44th City in Texas to Outlaw Abortion
On Thursday, the City of Normangee, Texas (population 778), became the 44th city in Texas (and the 50th city in the United States) to pass an ordinance outlawing abortion. The passage of the measure also made Normangee the fifth city to have outlawed abortion in Leon...
You’re A Ruler… But What Kind?
How do you rule the people around you? What kind of leader are you? Don’t think of yourself as a leader, as a ruler? Think again. Whether we want to admit it or not, each of us are leaders. For better or worse, we influence people around us. I thought about the power...
Pratt: Poll Shows Astounding Ignorance on Texas Property Taxes
Each year, I find myself having to explain to Texans that in general, across a taxing district, average higher property value appraisals do not raise your property taxes; that is done solely by the votes of local government officials when they set a new property tax...
It’s A Heart Issue
Heart disease is the number one killer in the United States, not cancer or COVID, lightning strikes or earthquakes. It is a killer of our own making; it’s the killer we allow in our lives when we’re literally doing nothing else. There are exceptions, but for the most...
Lawson: Education System Broke Public Trust With Defensive Reactions to Obscene Books
There are situations where defensiveness is understandable, even an appropriate response to being questioned. This isn't one of those situations. One of the things that has been so perplexing in this national discussion about obscene books in public schools is that...
Haynes: EdTech Platform Sold to Company Under Congressional Investigation
Rhithm is back in the news. The Texas startup has been sold to one of four technology companies being investigated by two U.S. senators who noticed that student surveillance, emotional screenings, and intrusive surveys are quickly becoming the norm for many public...