School districts across the state are anticipating the passage of the property tax relief proposition by voters this November and are already poised to slowly erode any relief that taxpayers may receive. Outside of the monuments to future generations debt that are some high school district sports complexes, or the absurd salaries and benefits awarded...
On just one Saturday night this month, three DePaul University students, all women, were robbed within half an hour on the school’s Lincoln Park campus in Chicago. One of the women was hit in the face by her assailant. Across town, numerous armed robberies and murders were taking place at the same time. In all, Chicago reported at least 22...
What happens when dialing 9-1-1 doesn’t involve criminal activity? Traditionally, overburdened and shrinking law enforcement agencies are the first responders to calls involving complex social issues like homelessness, mental health crises, and substance abuse. It’s a dual role that demands a balance of authority and compassion, and for the past 50 years, North Carolina has pioneered...
Justice Department traditionally offers an unforgiving, hard line on firearms offenses No one can claim surprise that the law is finally catching up to Hunter Biden. I’ve warned before that this could be “one of the biggest political scandals in American history,” and we have just witnessed the first time a son of a sitting...
There’s no doubting New York City Mayor Eric Adams‘ liberal bona fides; he once denounced a political opponent for not defending Black supremacist Louis Farrakhan vociferously enough. So when Mr. Adams says that open borders and a constant flow of illegal immigrants mean that “the city we knew, we’re about to lose,” we know that a fundamental shift has taken...
On the day before the federal government’s sale of offshore wind leases in the Gulf of Mexico, the tech website Electrek published an optimistic piece about the topic: “Despite headwinds, offshore wind will see ‘massive’ growth to 2032.” But the strength of those headwinds was made clear on Tuesday, when the feds received exactly zero...
In late July, the U.S. State Department presented a report to Congress which added nearly 40 individuals from El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala and Nicaragua, including former presidents, judges, and other public figures to this year’s list of “corrupt and undemocratic actors.” Yet strangely enough, our close neighbor, Mexico—which ranks among the top five most corrupt countries globally—remains absent from...
Nearly 60 years ago, then-California Gov. Ronald Reagan delivered a line that animates and inspires patriotic Americans to this day: “Freedom is a fragile thing and it’s never more than one generation away from extinction.” Throughout history, intrepid individuals have pushed back against the excesses of government, putting self aside in sacrifice for the posterity...
This Sunday evening (Sept. 17) will bring the end to another Constitution Day. The question facing America is whether we are also reaching the end of constitutional democracy: Do we still believe in the “self-evident truths” of equality and inalienable rights? If it seems strange even to ask such a question, consider the principles of...
Nearly 70% of Texas university professors are not recommending Texas to their colleagues in other states, and more than a quarter are considering leaving next year, according to a new poll by the American Association of University Professors. Texas professors told surveyors their dissatisfaction stems from “political interference and widespread dissatisfaction with the state of...
The once-sleepy topic of accreditation continues to take shape as perhaps the most important front line in the higher education reform battles. For those that aren’t familiar with accreditation, a previous piece provided a short summary: On paper, accreditors are private entities that review the quality of colleges. They serve as one of the three...
UPDATE: The city of Austin has announced it will postpone the tree’s removal while it “reviews additional considerations.” The Celebration of Life has also been postponed. Every once in a while, the city of Austin does something so batty that you have to do a double take. Like the time its Equity Office proposed renaming...