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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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Winners & Losers: TPPF Sues Dallas, “The Rock” Soars + Halloween

Every Friday morning, I join the Cardle & Woolley Show on Talk 1370 Radio in Austin to announce the week’s Winners & Losers. Today marks Day 31 of the government shutdown and it’s been 12 days since the big heist at the Louvre. In this special Halloween edition, here’s who made the list:   WINNER:...

October 31, 2025
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Winners & Losers: No Kings, New Moon & Longhorns Have a Shot

Every Friday morning, I join the Cardle & Woolley Show on Talk 1370 Radio in Austin to announce the week’s Winners & Losers. We are now officially in the second-longest government shutdown in U.S. history and the only thing Congress agrees on is that nobody trusts anybody enough to even begin to make a deal....

October 24, 2025
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Winners & Losers: Peacemaker, Icebreakers & Ballot Bans 

Every Friday morning, I join the Cardle & Wooley Show on Talk 1370 Radio in Austin to announce the week’s Winners & Losers. In a week marked by an historic peace accord in the Middle East and Portland, Oregon’s naked bike ride to protest the National Guard in their city, here’s who made the list: WINNER:...

October 17, 2025
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Winners & Losers: Giving Peace a Chance

Every Friday morning, I join the Cardle & Wooley Show on Talk 1370 Radio in Austin to announce the week’s Winners & Losers. The government is still shut down and members of the military won’t be getting their paychecks next week, but in case you were worried, the members of Congress (the same people who won’t...

October 10, 2025
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Winners & Losers: Shut Down, but not Out

Every Friday morning, I join the Cardle & Woolley Show on 1370 Talk Radio in Austin to announce the week’s Winners & Losers. As we begin October, the Democrats have shut down the government, which is never great news. But hey, Texan Elon Musk amassed $500 billion this week, cementing his spot as richest guy...

October 3, 2025
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