Category Archives: Politics
Texas Election Director Orders Halt to Harris County’s Massive Mail-Ballot Plan
Democrat-run Harris County said it wants to send 2.37 million mail-ballot applications to all of the county’s registered voters.
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President Trump Signals Support for Oil Industry in West Texas Visit
A historic presidential visit to the City of Odessa in the heart of the Permian Basin oil fields on Wednesday saw an outpouring of support for President Donald Trump, with the president signaling his administration’s support for the oil and gas industry.
Read moreTell Congress the PRIME Act is the best shot for small livestock farmers!
The PRIME Act would allow farmers to take their animals to “custom slaughterhouses” and then sell the meat within their state, either direct to consumer or to restaurants and retailers who in turn sell direct to consumer. This means transparent, accountable meat sources to supply our local communities.
Read moreDemocrats Take Texas Vote-by-Mail Fight to U.S. Supreme Court
On Tuesday, the Texas Democrat Party petitioned the Court to decide if the Lone Star State must allow everyone to vote by mail, a process far more vulnerable to fraud and abuse than in-person voting.
Read moreFederal Appeals Court Extends Block on Voting-by-Mail Expansion in Texas
A three-judge panel of the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals extended its order Thursday blocking a lower court’s sweeping ruling that would have allowed all Texas voters to qualify to vote by mail during the coronavirus pandemic.
Read moreTexas Open to Host Republican National Convention as State Democratic Convention Goes Online Only
Texas Republican Party Chair James Dickey said Monday that Texas would gladly host the Republican National Convention in August if North Carolina can’t guarantee full occupancy, according to the Austin American-Statesman.
Read moreGovernment Should Not Be Spared from the Austerity It Is Inflicting on Society
So far millions in the private sector have lost their jobs or have been furloughed—but not many in government have. Many government employees continue to get salaries and benefits despite not working. Their agencies most certainly will not have as much work to do since major portions of the economy are closing down. Many agencies won’t even be needed any longer, but you better believe they will continue to be funded and probably expanded over time. That is outrageous. As we suffer economically, government should not be exempted.
Read moreAmerica Is a Technocracy, Not a Democracy
Perhaps never before in American history have the unelected technocrats played such an enormous role in shaping public policy in America. [In Washington] The real policymaking takes place among unelected experts, who decide for themselves—with minimal oversight or control from actual elected officials—what will happen in terms of public policy. The people who really run the country are these experts and bureaucrats at the central banks, at public health agencies, intelligence agencies and an expanding network of boards and commissions.
Read moreWith Super Tuesday Upon Us, Here’s What We’re Looking At From Now Till November
Super Tuesday is here – the first major milestone in the Democratic primaries that will set the tone for the rest of the 2020 election. Believe it or not, all of the primaries up till this point have amounted to just 4% of pledged delegates in the race. Super Tuesday, on the other hand, will see 34% of the overall delegates awarded.
Read moreFive Things to Watch on Super Tuesday in Texas
There is a lot to monitor when the results come in Tuesday on primary election night. Here are five of the biggest things.
Read moreHillary Clinton Ordered To Give Sworn Deposition After Judge Tosses ‘Preposterous’ Defense
Hillary Clinton has been ordered to give a sworn deposition to Judicial Watch regarding her emails and documents related to the attack on the US consulate in Benghazi, Libya while she was Secretary of State.
Read moreState Sen. Kirk Watson to retire from Texas Senate
Watson is leaving office to become the first dean of the University of Houston’s Hobby School of Public Affairs. Watson’s early departure will set off a special election to serve the rest of the term, which will end in 2023.
Read morePAC Funded by Bezos, Bloomberg Entering Texas Congressional Races
A review of With Honor PAC’s board and financiers includes billionaire Democrats Jeff Bezos and Michael Bloomberg, along with anti-Trump Republican allies.
Read moreCalculating The Californication Of America
Beset by high housing costs, crippling taxes, astronomical gas prices, wildfires, and rolling blackouts, Californians are heading for the exits. That’s sparking anxiety in places where these Golden State migrants are relocating. Much of this anxiety revolves around fears that the migrants will transform the politics and culture of the places that they’re moving to—bringing an appetite for big, intrusive government. But a new survey suggests that, while plenty of people are looking to leave California, many are fleeing the state’s high costs and politics and may not be interested in voting for the same things in their new homes.
Read moreMichael Bloomberg’s Claim About ‘Children’ Killed by ‘Gun Violence’ Is Off by 73%
Such inflammatory exaggeration seems designed to avoid a substantive discussion of the presidential candidate’s gun control proposals.
Read moreBipartisan Support for New Federal Gun Controls Is a Red Flag
Is more gun control legislation coming to Congress? Red flag laws might just be the “come together” moment establishment politicians have been looking for.
Read moreVirginia Is Only the Beginning
Despite smears and scare tactics from the Virginia law enforcement and the corporate press, thousands of protestors have landed in the capital of Old Dominion in response to an anti-gun agenda being pushed by the new solid-blue state government. While large protests aren’t particularly unique in American politics, this particular event has captured the media’s imaginations in no small part […]
Read moreEconomics: The “Other Side” of Politics
The realm of politics is to coordinate solutions beyond what decentralized actors and organizations can themselves achieve. This is done through the power of the state (coercion). Thus, the scope and use of politics as a means is strictly limited to where it is the better solution for society and its constituents. This means that the boundary of the proper use of politics […]
Read moreMeet the Spendthrifts
Meet the Spendthrifts; an American family who spends a lot more money than it earns each year. Last year, the Spendthrifts made just over $34,000 but spent more than $44,000. Nearly $10,000 of their spending came from borrowing—they put the excess spending on their credit cards. The problem is that their credit card debt was over $215,000 at the start of the year, bringing it to over $227,000 at year-end. Oh, and they weren’t making any monthly credit card payments. But the Spendthrifts are not an actual family. Rather, they represent the federal government, just add nine more zeroes to all the above numbers and you end up with the federal budget and debt as of September 28, 2019.
Read moreWhy “One Man, One Vote” Doesn’t Work
The US Senate is increasingly targeted by left-wing think tanks and legislators for the fact it is based on “voter inequality.” According to critics, the Senate ensures small states are “overrepresented,”and the body favors voters in smaller and more sparsely populated states. In contrast, reformers hold up the concept of “one man, one vote” as an ideal and a solution. But, is it?
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