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Winners & Losers: Homan & Elon Win, Communism Loses

Every Friday morning, I join the Cardle & Woolley Show on Talk 1370 Radio in Austin to announce the week’s Winners & Losers. Texas’ electric grid and the hard work of Gov. Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick to strengthen it would all be at the top of the winners list, but with the...

January 30, 2026
DEI & CRT

“Islamic Games” are “Identity Sports”

It didn’t take long for Grapevine-Colleyville ISD and Cy-Fair ISD to back off their offer of the use of public school facilities to host the so-called “Islamic Games,” once it was revealed that one of the sponsors was the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), which Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has linked to foreign terrorists. What’s...

January 23, 2026
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Winners & Losers: Davos, the Bible, Indiana and More

Every Friday morning, I join the Cardle & Woolley Show on Talk 1370 Radio in Austin to announce the week’s Winners & Losers. Currently, it feels like we are living in scenes of “Game of Thrones” in which dark, ominous voices keep warning us that “winter is coming.” As we prepare to face down a...

January 23, 2026
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Winners & Losers: Abbott’s $100 million, Trump’s Peace Prize & the Immigration War

Every Friday morning, I join the Cardle & Woolley Show on Talk 1370 Radio in Austin to announce the week’s Winners & Losers. President Donald Trump finally has a Peace Prize, Texas has a team in the Super Bowl hunt and it looks like Verizon is working again. Here’s who made the list:   WINNER:...

January 16, 2026
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Winners & Losers: Maduros in Jail, Somalis Steal Billions and Red Meat is Back on the Menu

Every Friday morning, I join the Cardle & Woolley Show on Talk 1370 Radio in Austin to announce the week’s Winners & Losers. The holidays are totally over now, and 2026 is up and running in earnest with big happenings all over the world—and in Texas. Here’s who made the list:   WINNER: Trump Takes...

January 9, 2026
Other

Winners & Losers: The Sermon on the “Mound” & Religious Illiteracy

After a year of debating and finally passing a new curriculum for Texas public schools, it seems like the day after Christmas is a good time to re-visit this piece I wrote in 2024 about cultural illiteracy and the importance of understanding the role Christianity plays in the foundation of our western culture. “Sermon on...

December 26, 2025
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Winners & Losers: Best of 2025

Throughout 2025, I joined the Cardle & Woolley Show every Friday morning on Talk 1370 Radio in Austin to announce the week’s Winners & Losers. Starting with the inauguration of President Donald Trump’s second term and an epic session of the Texas Legislature, 2025 has been an epic year, changing the course of history in...

December 19, 2025
Other

Winners & Losers: Watching the Data & the History

Every Friday morning, I join the Cardle & Woolley Show on Talk 1370 Radio in Austin to announce the week’s Winners & Losers. Amid the joys of this holy season and the machinations of the College Football Playoff bracket, here’s the list for this week:   WINNER: Paying Attention to History White House Chief of...

December 12, 2025
Other

Winners & Losers: Big Map Wins & Other Victories

Every Friday morning, I join the Cardle & Woolley Show on Talk 1370 Radio in Austin to announce the week’s Winners & Losers. Not sure why there are so many more winners than losers this week, but here’s who made the list. WINNER: Texas Congressional District Map Stands The U.S. Supreme Court ruled yesterday that...

December 5, 2025
Other

Winners & Losers: Foreign Terrorists, College Degrees, Texas FEMA & Jelly Roll

Every Friday morning, I join the Cardle & Woolley Show on Talk 1370 Radio in Austin to announce the week’s Winners & Losers. While the congressional map wars continue and would-be candidates wait for the smoke to clear, here’s who made the list: WINNER: Gov. Greg Abbott Goes After Muslim Extremists in Texas After recent...

November 21, 2025
Other

Winners and Losers: Shutdown Losers & College Winners

Every Friday morning, I join the Cardle & Woolley Show on Talk 1370 Radio in Austin to announce the week’s Winners & Losers. Now that the shutdown is finally over, three Texas football teams are in the Top 10 and the Northern Lights are blasting out all over the Lone Star State, here’s who made...

November 14, 2025
Other

Winners & Losers: Texas Wins, Country Loses

Every Friday morning, I join the Cardle & Woolley Show on Talk 1370 Radio in Austin to announce the week’s Winners & Losers. The dust is still setting after Tuesday’s election and I’m stuck in an airport dealing with a cancelled flight, so here’s how it looks to me: Election Night: Texas Wins, Country Loses...

November 7, 2025
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