Commentary
Dallas Suburb Outlaws Abortion Trafficking, Becomes 53rd Texas City to Outlaw Abortion
Ovilla is the 70th city in the nation to pass an ordinance prohibiting abortion.
Y’All Answered: What to do with Republicans Who Ditch the Caucus Nominee?
Readers offer their insights and experiences.
Why Senator Duckworth is ‘Flat Out Wrong’ About Pete Hegseth as Secretary of Defense
“Frankly, America’s daughters are just as capable of defending liberty and freedom as her sons.” – Senator Tammy Duckworth
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Commentary Archive
Dickson: Abilene Citizens Begin Process to Force Public Vote Outlawing Abortion
Since July 2019 citizens throughout the City of Abilene (population 125,182) have wanted to see their city pass an ordinance outlawing abortion within their city limits. After over 28 months of waiting on their Mayor and City Council to outlaw abortion, citizens...
Cowards in the Pulpit
Shepherds were tough, hardy men. They guarded their flocks patiently, passionately, and – when necessary – brutally. Among the last things a ravenous wolf or thief would feel when threatening a flock of sheep, would be the crushing blow of the shepherd’s staff or a...
Hines: No Jab, No Job? No Thanks.
We all hear about mandates, and people being put in a position to have to choose between providing for their family or putting something in their body that they don’t want. I am a firm believer that the choice should be left to each individual person. I have my own...
Haynes: Public Schools Practice Medicine Without a License
Once, public schools were places where parents sent their children to get an academic education. They were taught civics, traditional math that actually required getting the correct answer, and American patriotism. That has all changed. Under the Every Student...
Dickson: San Angelo Citizens Begin Process to Force Public Vote on Outlawing Abortion
On Thursday, a group of citizens from San Angelo banded together to form an initiating committee and filed an ordinance with the City of San Angelo (population 101,612), beginning the initiative and referendum process to see abortion outlawed within their city limits....
Pratt: Texas Democrat Reality Is a Universe of Its Own
On November 15, Texas State Representative Ryan Guillen of Rio Grande City in Hispanic-dominated South Texas announced his switch to the Republican Party for his upcoming re-election bid. Texas Democrats immediately tried to make the case that Guillen is leaving the...
Nothing ‘Mainstream’ About Crony Media
We often hear people refer to the “mainstream” media, meaning the collection of leftist newspapers and television networks that once held sway over the dissemination of facts and opinions. In fact, there is nothing “mainstream” about them. By definition, these legacy...
Analysis: An East Texas Shakeup?
With U.S. Rep. Louie Gohmert eyeing a bid to be the next attorney general of Texas, East Texas’ political landscape could soon be upended in 2022. An odds-on contender to replace Gohmert in Congress would be the popular state senator from Mineola, Bryan Hughes. Seen...
Self-Serving Rulers And Their Ill-Gotten Wealth
It’s become all the rage in Christian circles to present the Messiah as a woke social justice warrior. To lean into this crowd-friendly lie, pastors routinely misquote Scripture and take words out of context to show Jesus as a card-carrying Marxist. It certainly...