There’s a lot to unpack in Erik Prince’s sprawling 4,600 word May 2 opinion piece in the Daily Caller entitled, “Neocons Almost Killed America. Here’s How Patriots Can Fix It.” So, I’ll take on his three contentions in two parts, starting with the areas we find some agreement on: that America’s post-Cold War foreign policy...
Should state-run healthcare plans be required to cover transgender procedures? The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals recently ruled that they should, while the states of West Virginia and North Carolina argued their decision not to cover these procedures was rooted in “legitimate government interests.” If the ruling stands, then West Virginia and North Carolina taxpayers will be made...
Every Friday morning at 8:30AM, I join the Cardle & Woolley show, Talk 1370 Radio, in Austin to pick the week’s Winners & Losers. It’s a lightning round that runs the gamut from public policy and political trends to sports and culture in Texas, America and the world. Here’s who made my list for the...
The following commentary is published on Thursdays as part of TPPF’s subscriber-only newsletter The Post. If you would like to subscribe to The Post, click here. While most of us think of the southern border crisis is the cause of a desperate people doing whatever it takes to escape where they’re from, there is perhaps a...
The harm that could befall us if Russia, Iran, and China ratchet up the frequency of cyberattacks on our water systems is astounding. Earlier this year, in my home state of Texas, Russian cyberterrorists reportedly hacked into the city of Muleshoe’s water treatment facility computer systems, flooding the water tank that supplies drinking water for this small town of...
Governor Greg Abbott recently sent a message to the thirty-nine Democrats requesting a special session to address education “budget shortfalls.” “To be clear, there are several reasons why some public schools are facing budget shortfalls,” Gov. Abbott told the Democrats. He cited the end of one-time COVID-related federal funding and decreasing enrollment as significant contributors. And...
Sen. Brandon Creighton, Chair of the Senate Higher Education Sub-Committee, invited seven Texas flagship universities to the Capitol last week to discuss their efforts to combat anti-Semitism and free speech. They were also asked for documented information on what they had done to eradicate “Diversity, Equity and Inclusion” (DEI) programs from taxpayer funded campuses. The academic...
Recently, the U.S. Census Bureau released their report of the 15 largest cities in America and three Texas cities occupy spots in the top 10. Houston (#4), San Antonio (#7), and Dallas (#9) all made the list, but the Texas capital lost its position as number 10 to Jacksonville, Florida. With the traffic on I-35...
Every Friday morning at 8:30AM, I join the Cardle & Woolley show, Talk 1370 Radio, in Austin to pick the week’s Winners & Losers. It’s a lightning round that runs the gamut from public policy and political trends to sports and culture in Texas, America and the world. Here’s who made my list for the...
The following commentary is published on Thursdays as part of TPPF’s subscriber-only newsletter The Post. If you would like to subscribe to The Post, click here. Whether or not the federal government should deport immigrants living in the United States illegally has historically been a tricky issue for Americans. They understand that illegal aliens are breaking...
For the last four months the news cycle has been buzzing about increases in healthcare.gov enrollment, Medicaid disenrollment eclipsing 20 million Americans, and a renewed click bait “fight” for Medicaid expansion. What do all of these articles have in common? They all end up corralling reform discussions to narrow legislative proposals which fail to address...
The implications are not just limited to espionage but extend to the potential for creating societal disruptions and furthering the CCP’s global influence campaign in America. President Joe Biden has completely abandoned U.S. border security. Of the some 10 million people who have illegally entered America under Biden’s unwatchful reign, a particularly alarming threat has...