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In Texas, Bar Lives Matter Jul. 02, 2020
I have a soft spot for bars, and for the people who like to go to them. For one thing, bars put me ... Read More
The GOP's Grotesque Plan to Cope With COVID-19 Jul. 01, 2020
Harking back to the embarrassing days of Gov. Rick "Oops" Perry, my state of Texas is once again sad... Read More
The Virus and Unemployment Make Obamacare Crucial. The GOP Still Wants It Dead. Jun. 29, 2020
As millions of Americans struggle with both a public health and an economic crisis, the Trump admini... Read More
Losing the Fight Against the Coronavirus Jun. 28, 2020
In the category of "famous last words," my favorite has always been what Union Army Gen. John Sedgwi... Read More
The Texas Rangers Have a Nasty History. Why Does the Baseball Team Keep the Name? Jun. 18, 2020
The injustices of the present are forcing a confrontation with our past — a past wreathed in n... Read More
Ain't We 'Deplorables' Deplorable? May. 19, 2020
So. A Texas day care center can open now. I said "right now." Come Friday, May 22, Texas bars and bo... Read More
The Jailed Businesswoman May. 08, 2020
Shelley Luther is a small-business owner of a hair salon in Dallas. Struggling to make ends meet, Lu... Read More
Time for Reopening May. 01, 2020
Time for reopening? Let's reframe the question. Time for what to reopen? With what precautions? In w... Read More
Suggestion of Letting the Vulnerable Die to Save the Economy Is Absurd Mar. 31, 2020
Texas' lieutenant governor has suggested that older Americans have a duty to, essentially, sacrifice... Read More
Abortion Ruling Could Show Whether Supreme Court Can Still Claim Independence Mar. 10, 2020
Just three years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a Texas law that so restricted abortion cli... Read More
Playing the Numbers Jan. 06, 2020
In Texas, where life is cheap, and so are the senators, a plucky church security force member raised... Read More
Texas's Concealed-Carry Law Prevented Mass Murder Jan. 03, 2020
The same weekend that Orthodox Jews in Monsey, New York, were fighting off another knife-wielding an... Read More
Will the Secessionist Epidemic Ever End? Dec. 17, 2019
Fresh from his triumphal "Get Brexit Done!" campaign, Prime Minister Boris Johnson anticipates a swi... Read More
A Moral Tale of Two Cities Oct. 08, 2019
The "progressive," so to speak, vision of politics and public life envisions tighter and tighter gov... Read More
Who's Behind the Increasing Suppression of Your Right to Protest? Sep. 25, 2019
As British playwright and political rabble-rouser George Bernard Shaw noted, "You don't learn to hol... Read More
The Questionable Fun of Yelling 'Boo, Hiss!' Jun. 11, 2019
Now, hear this: Anti-Chick-fil-A San Antonio mayor narrowly reelected this past weekend over pro-Chi... Read More
Dissing the Dead in Dallas May. 28, 2019
During the walk-up to Memorial Day, with its evocations of respect for fallen warriors, hypercharged... Read More
How Ridiculous Is Trump's Border Stand? May. 22, 2019
The most ridiculous thing about Donald Trump's xenophobic, demagogic assault on Central American amn... Read More
Religious Freedom Laws Seek to Legalize Forms of Discrimination May. 21, 2019
Imagine walking into your doctor's or dentist's office for an appointment and being refused service ... Read More
Friendly People Apr. 17, 2019
Recently while in Tyler, Texas, my wife and I entered the Red Lobster restaurant and were pleasantly... Read More
