Commentary
Y’All Answered: Should Women be Subject to the Draft?
Readers offer their insights and experiences.
Jewish Voters are Flooding Into the GOP, Now What?
The future of the Republican Party is in fighting antisemitism while maintaining our pro-Israel platform and welcoming these Jewish voters now gravitating to the Grand Old Party.
Y’All Answered: Will Phelan Clinch the GOP Nomination for Speaker?
Readers offer their insights and experiences.
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Commentary Archive
Blog: Abbott Isn’t Reopening Texas, He’s Keeping It Mostly Closed
Across Texas, thousands of restaurants are opening their doors and allowing patrons inside for the first time in over a month after Gov. Greg Abbott’s executive order that shuttered them entirely has officially expired. In its place is a new order that permits them to...
The Hammer
As a Protestant, I grew up without the Maccabees. The two books of the Maccabees are among what my Catholic friends call the “deuterocanonical” portion of the Bible. For more than a thousand years, Christians have debated—and will continue to debate—the theological...
Commentary: The Coronavirus Is Killing My Business
I would like to share our tragic story of how we lost everything we worked so hard for in our entire life in a matter of a month and a half due to COVID-19. We got married in December of 2018. After that, we decided as a couple to put our entire life savings into a...
Commentary: Civil Rights Under Assault During the COVID-19 Lockdown
Diners at Gloria's Latin Cuisine in Colleyville were the subjects of a photo spread at Dailymail.com after Mayor Richard Newton authorized patio service in area restaurants in a “controversial” proclamation. According to the MailOnline, these patrons engaged in...
Commentary: Why Anti-Lockdown Advocates Are Right (And Why Everyone’s Ignoring Them)
The original reason for stay-at-home orders, aka lockdowns, was to “flatten the curve.” In other words, to prevent everyone from getting the virus all at once, thus overwhelming hospitals and resulting in unnecessary deaths from a lack of adequate care. As local and...
Commentary: Gov. Abbott’s Ongoing Pretense
Pretty disappointed in Gov. Abbott's ongoing pretense to be able to create laws out of thin air. It's particularly disappointing when he decides that he can eliminate ANY use of ANY salon, no matter how carefully it operates, but allow your Petri Dish Day Care...
Commentary: COVID & Redistricting
The deadline for the Census Bureau to release the new population data is March 31st of 2021 but, with the entire process being delayed due to COVID-19 precautions, the ability to meet the requirement is becoming more difficult by the day. Already, the Bureau has been...
Concluding the Texas Scorecard Dessert Recipe Contest
Earlier this month, Texas Scorecard launched our first recipe contest, and with the Chinese coronavirus pandemic and government-ordered shutdowns keeping us in our homes, we had plenty of time to sample some of our subscribers' dessert recipes. In fact, we received so...
Commentary: Open Letter to Gov. Abbott on COVID-19 Medical Freedom
The Honorable Greg Abbott Office of the Governor of Texas PO Box 12428 Austin, TX 78711 April 22, 2020 Governor Abbott, We are seeking clarification of your stance on the issues of informed consent, medical privacy, and vaccine choice as they relate to COVID-19. The...