It has often been suggested that Texas expand state-controlled gambling to increase state revenue in order to address the funding priorities du jour. For instance, one group suggested that gambling is a good way to “generat[e] more tax revenue for the state” in order to “rectify the anticipated budget imbalance.” However, turning to gambling for more government revenue is wrong on several counts.
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When Elite Journalists Fail Remedial Civics: The MSNBC Edition
In a single revealing moment on MSNBC, Katy Tur exposed the central fault line in American politics — not a gaffe about U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson, but a profound confusion about the foundation of the American regime itself. Reacting to Johnson’s statement that our rights come from God, not government, Tur asked whether this...
June 15, 2026