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Train Up Your Child…
Modern education is designed to produce serfs, not champions of liberty.
Y’All Answered: Should Lawmakers Profit Off State Contracts?
Readers offer their insights and experiences.
Commentary, Life, Texas Scorecard Podcasts
Don’t Get Angry, Get Active
Move from passive recipient to active participant.
Y’All Answered: Greg Abbott on Dade Phelan
Readers offer their insights and experiences.
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Commentary: How Family Law Has Helped Get American Society Into the Mess It’s In, and What to Do About It
Introduction Beginning in 1969 when California’s Gov. Ronald Reagan signed the nation’s first no-fault divorce law (which he later called one of the worst mistakes of his political career), our nation’s divorce rate rapidly ratcheted upward from approximately 20...
Commentary: No Compromising on Liberty
The unwarranted attack on Texan’s inalienable right to self-defense is intensifying. There is no question, Texans' GOD-GIVEN RIGHT to self-defense is under attack. The battle lines have been drawn and it is crystal clear that the socialist Democrat politicians on the...
Commentary: Lone Star Status
Though the 2020 election is more than a year away, we can already see that the state of Texas is going to be the key to determining whether the Republicans will have a chance to reclaim the House majority next year or if Democrats will actually expand their conference...
Commentary: On the Darkest Days, Our Principles Must Shine Brightest
Mass shootings should be mourned. We should examine them deeply and have hard conversations about prevention by looking at the root causes; however, we must also recognize it is impossible for government to stop every act of violence. When the policy goals for...
Commentary: Impeachment Politics
With the House beginning the impeachment inquiry, it is a good time to overlay the political map regarding those Democratic members who may find themselves in a difficult position as a result of this procedure. In all, President Trump carried 31 congressional...
Commentary: Dan Patrick, Not Beto, Is the Biggest Threat to Texas Gun Owners
“Hell yes, we are going to take your AR-15.” Beto O’Rourke’s proclamation at the third Democratic presidential debate dominated the news last week. Though it was a revealing moment of candor, Beto shouldn’t worry gun owners. He holds no office, is at 1 percent in the...
Righteous Zeal?
Zealotry has a bad name. It’s acceptable to be zealous about a hobby, or to approach the new day with zeal. But to call someone a zealot? That’s a bit insulting. Maybe its because we have so many bad examples of zealotry, which makes perfect sense. In Scripture we...
Constitution Day!
On September 17, 1787, the delegates to the Constitutional Convention completed their work and sent the document they had created to the states for ratification. More than 230 years later, the Constitution of the United States stands as a remarkable document embodying...
Commentary: What Some Call a “Stunt” Was Consequential for Taxpayers
While Lubbock County’s newest commissioners Chad Seay and Jason Corley showed the entire state how to force a county to adopt the effective tax rate, the no-new-taxes rate, even as a 2-to-3 minority, the civic cheerleader crowd is out telling what the British call...