Inside the new Department of the Inferior
Renaming federal departments is nothing new. The Defense Department was the War Department. The State…
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Get gov’t going again
As the government shutdown now moves into its third week – the longest U.S. government…
Civics Class will be in session in 2019
Somewhere, Dorothy Parker is smiling. In one withering remark last week, once (and now increasingly…
Undocumented families face anxiety while waiting longer for court dates
Wait times for undocumented residents to be heard before immigration court judges are continuing to…
Jimmy Carter’s uncommon decency
PLAINS, Ga. – The antithesis of Donald Trump and his administration can be studied, at…
Donald Trump and ‘The Death of Truth’
By Dick Polman The lies rain down on us so relentlessly that we’re often benumbed.…
Bible quotes, child abuse and ‘zero tolerance’ folly
Crossing the street on foot the other day, a terrible thought crossed my mind. It…
Don’t mess with Texas beers
I’m no big fan of our current president and his menagerie of misfits over in…
Trump’s a Mad Man
By Peter Funt Say this much for Donald Trump and his most rabid defenders: they…
Decision to send troops to border draws mixed reactions
Capitol Highlights By Ed Sterling Gov. Greg Abbott on April 4 welcomed the announcement by…