Shutdown, Day 100 I’m walking through the haze of what still lays claim to be the capital city of the United States of America. The monuments still stand, though graffiti covers a few now. Weeds are starting to poke up in lawns that were once well-tended. Trees and bushes look a bit rangy. Leviathan bureaucracy...
Ford Motor Co. is considering scrapping the electric version of the Ford F-150, the Wall Street Journal reports. “In October, the first month since the end of the federal EV tax credit, Ford’s overall EV sales in the U.S. fell 24% from a year earlier,” the WSJ explained. “Ford dealers sold 66,000 gas-powered F-Series pickups, up...
To counter insidious Third-Worldism — whether from Mamdani’s left or Fuentes’ right — conservatives must act decisively. Zohran Mamdani, Nicholas Fuentes, and others of their ilk feast on resentment. That America’s political soil is fertile for this effort isn’t surprising — globalism and fiscal profligacy put the American Dream out of reach for millions, while...
On Nov. 9, 1989, the Berlin Wall fell. A scant 36 years later, on Nov. 4, 2025, America’s most populous city welcomed a “democratic socialist” with open arms. These two things aren’t unrelated. Zohran Mamdani’s election is the rotten fruit of the rotten tree. Good old American capitalism beat the dastardly commies in the 1980s...
Over the past week, a chain of decisions from Beijing to the Rio Grande has revealed how economic policy, narcotics flows, and national security now move on the same axis. On November 4, the White House issued an executive order cutting the fentanyl tariff on Chinese imports to 10 percent. Within twenty-four hours, China’s Finance Ministry...
In a recent investigation, the Austin American-Stateman revealed that Austin City Council member Ryan Alter has been inappropriately, and potentially illegally, transferring thousands of taxpayer dollars to advocacy organizations and other non-profits. “Organizations that have received taxpayer-funded donations from Alter’s office include nonprofits like Liberal Austin Democrats and Hispanic Advocates Business Leaders of Austin, or...
The Declaration of Independence proclaims that “all men are created equal” and endowed with “unalienable Rights” to “Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.” This foundational American creed demands a meritocracy—a system in which talent, effort, and achievement determine outcomes, not birth, wealth, or group identity. Yet Texas’s Top 10% rule, enacted in 1997, subverts...
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:...
Originally published in the Dallas Morning News. New legislation stiffens penalties and provides for victims. A recent police effort underscored a disturbing but resolvable truth: Human trafficking doesn’t just happen in faraway places — it happens in our own backyard, and, too often, it targets our children. Through a coordinated effort by the U.S. Marshals...
On April 28, 2025, Spain and Portugal experienced a catastrophic blackout that left over 50 million people without power for up to 15 hours. The incident cost Spain an estimated $1.82 billion in economic output and damages. Fortunately, for Spain, the outage occurred on a mild spring day, not during a heat wave or a...
As the government shutdown continues, Democrats insist they won’t reopen the government until Republicans agree to extend the enhanced Obamacare subsidies. Reminder: these aren’t subsidies that started with the original program but, rather, a temporary pandemic-era spending program that subsidizes insurance companies instead of providing medical care. Worse, Democrats’ justification for this shutdown is built...
When Senator Ted Cruz challenged Microsoft one year ago over their funding of NewsGuard’s so-called “media literacy” program, the company claimed it had cut ties. Microsoft asserted its support was limited to a one-time 2018 donation and subsequently asked NewsGuard to remove their name from its website. Senator Cruz, acting in good faith, praised this apparent disavowal believing Microsoft...