The transition of General Colin Powell has dominated the airways with attention to the awesome worth and contributions that he made to the nation that he loved and to the entire world.

Since World War II our country has experienced a profound change in our general pattern of thinking and discourse. The fruits of that change are ripening right before our eyes in terms of public policy and behavior. Let’s analyze this process beginning with a review of the classical reasonin…

Tradition is the glue that keeps functioning families from drifting apart and unravelling with the passage of time. This can happen easily and frequently as children marry into other families and cultures. It would be prudent as heads of households no matter how small or how young to begin a…

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Once upon a time, almost forty years ago, the President and the Speaker of the House socialized after work. That kind of simple act of professional friendship and respect among leaders has become rare. Its absence today points to changes in our world that combine to make governing more diffi…

Sissy Farenthold in 1968 became the 19th woman ever elected to the Texas House of Representatives, and the only woman among its 150 members sworn in for the 1969 legislative session.

Cancel culture has reared its ugly head once again, and this time in a new and unprecedented way.

Will we ever be the same again or will we be forever marked by the effects that COVID-19 had on our nation, our culture, our relationships with others or our attitude? My personal feeling is that an era has passed and we will never return to things as they once were. But then, could we not s…

Walker County is taking it in the teeth from the Texas legislature.