Commentary
Canyon ISD Board to Voters: No Christian Conservatives Welcome on Our Board
The Canyon, Texas school board’s second act was to continue its anti-voter addiction and appoint a trustee that was as far as possible from deceased Trustee Paul Blake’s Christian conservative traditional values.
Texas Has a Convicted Lawbreaker as a Lawmaker
Governor Abbott, I call upon you to rescind your recent endorsement of Frazier.
The Deafening Silence of Fear
It’s better we live courageously, fighting for rights and freedom, than cowardly, capitulating to tyranny out of fear, for a little comfort.
Y’All Answered: Should Greg Abbott Call Another Special Session?
Readers offer their insights and experiences.
Commentary Archive
Make It Professional
Politicians like to make politics personal, because inflamed indignation allows them to skirt past serious questions about their representative performance. As citizens, it is up to us to keep it professional. Let me state that again. Politicians, despite their...
Francis: Theory vs. Reality
We were all taught in school how government works. At least, that was the goal. I think it might be more accurate to say we were taught how government is supposed to work. The unfortunate truth is that the theory and the reality bear little resemblance to one another....
Ellis: Texas Data
Today we turn our attention to voting statistics from the Lone Star State of Texas, a particularly interesting domain for the coming redistricting process. Estimates project that Texas will gain three congressional districts from reapportionment, which should become...
West: An Attorney’s (and Working Parent’s) 2020 Holiday Legal Wish List
As the end of 2020 approaches and I check my daughter’s wish list for Santa (apparently Crocs are back in style), I have a few declarations and “wants” of my own for the big red guy. 1. The government is not invited to our family gatherings. The government is not...
Bovard: Section 230 Protects Big Tech From Lawsuits. But It Was Never Supposed to Be Bulletproof.
Despite President Donald Trump's threat to veto the National Defense Authorization Act, the Senate voted Friday with a veto-proof majority to pass the sweeping defense bill. Trump's veto threat contains several issues the president wants to see addressed, but among...
Cleaning Up
We all heard it growing up from our mothers: “Cleanliness is next to godliness.” Come to think of it, I’m not sure that ever properly motivated me to actually clean my room as a kid. (Sorry, mom!) Thanks to sin, none of us – like petulant children before bedtime –...
Hill: Why Texas Must End Taxpayer-Funded Lobbying
It is a foundational truth of our American republic that all individuals are endowed by the Creator with the right to speak freely and the right to petition the government for a redress of grievances. Individuals also have the right to assemble and associate with...
Haynes: Why Does the Left Want to Cancel Our Culture?
Despite public anger over our history being wiped out, lawmakers from both parties continue to dismantle our nation’s culture to appease the woke crowd. Allowing it to continue unchecked has America teetering on the edge of a cliff overlooking hell. Changing the...
Blain: Mayors Gone Wild
Across the country, curfews are being implemented, stricter limitations on businesses are being rolled out, and travel restrictions are back into effect, but an odd phenomenon is growing by the day: Elected officials are caught not abiding by the rules they set for...