Commentary
Y’All Answered: Golden Parachutes for School Superintendents?
Readers offer their insights and experiences.
Dade Phelan Claims He is Democrats’ Choice for Speaker
Phelan’s repeated reliance on Democrats for political survival should serve as the final straw for any Republican who is still trying to portray him as a friend of conservative values.
The Case For School Choice in Texas
School choice combats failing government schools and woke teachers through competition.
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Commentary Archive
Commentary: Unlike Biden’s Pandering, Trump’s Record Has Actually Saved Black Lives
Anyone who actually believes that “black lives matter” ought to realize that the “defund the police” agenda is irredeemably hostile to black lives. When police officers are forced to fight crime with one hand tied behind their backs, violent crime increases. More...
Commentary: The GOP Senate Is Asleep at the Wheel
It hasn’t escaped the notice of most Americans that, to put it mildly, things in the country are not going well. But one group of people hasn’t seemed to pick up on it, yet: Congress. To be more precise, the Republican-led Senate. As American cities burn, police...
Coronavirus Mandate Stories: ‘I’m Not Able to Wear a Mask’
At a meeting of a North Texas commissioners court, a woman testified about her personal struggles at work and with others who are ostracizing her because she cannot wear a mask. She implored elected officials to be more clear with the public when relaying exemptions...
Commentary: Shutdowns Are Not a Serious Solution to the Coronavirus Threat
Benjamin Franklin once said, “Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.” Never has this quote rung truer than in the year of coronavirus hysteria. King Gov. Greg Abbott has, for the last four...
Commentary: Spanish Renewable Giant Iberdrola Enters the Texas Market With a Thud
One of the telltale signs of how broken the Texas electricity market is the number of corporations with multi-billion dollar market caps coming here in pursuit of billions of dollars of renewable energy subsidies. Enter Iberdrola: "July 08, 2020 – Iberdrola Texas...
Commentary: Texas Runoff Tomorrow
The general election is finally getting underway in Texas. The long-awaited Lone Star State runoff elections are tomorrow, postponed from May 26. At the federal level, 16 nominations will be decided, one for the Senate and 15 more in U.S. House races. In Texas, if no...
Blog: The Difference Between Permanent Failure and Ultimate Victory
As freedom lovers press forward through the hardships of 2020, the fire of resistance continues to rise as we recently got slapped with a statewide mask mandate. As Winston Churchill once said, “When going through hell, keep going.” This year has been a very trying...
Commentary: Inside Associated Republicans of Texas’ Support for Pro-Gun Control Democrats
The board of the Associated Republicans of Texas—or “ART,” as it's referred to in political circles—doesn’t quite live up to the Republican part of its name. Since 2015, ART’s board has donated almost half a million dollars to Democrats up and down the ballot in...
Fighting Is What Counts
There was no difference between July 3, 1776, and July 5. By all appearances, the American colonies were no more free, no more independent. The governing structures were not different. So what makes the Fourth of July so special? Consider this. We do not celebrate...