A Tribute To A Teacher
My wife Carmen Grider Luke retired from teaching public school this year.
During her career I have watched as the job has morphed from teaching and caring...
Dear Texas: You Can’t Eat Cultural and Social Issues
If you’ve read Biden’s Build Back Better bill (BBB) and you’re familiar with the economic demographics in Texas, it’s easy to see that Texas...
Opinion: Michael Quinn Sullivan’s War On Moderate Conservatives
Michael Quinn Sullivan believes Democrats control the Texas legislature. Really.
That’s the premise of his new media endeavor, The Texas Heist. According to the trailer,...
In 2022, Run Away From the Enlightenment Peddlers
Every January 1, we resolve to do certain things. Our success in meeting those goals is intended to transform our lives, so perhaps it’s...
Investing In Affordable Childcare Is Investing In Our Local Economy: Travis County Can’t Afford...
If we care about our local economy, we need to care about affordable childcare. Inaccessible, unaffordable childcare already costs the Texas economy $9.39 billion...
Dear Texas: Children Learn What They Live
Words can’t adequately express my dismay and disgust at the recent actions of the Legislature, HB 3979, and wealthy school districts across Texas.
There’s no...
Worst Person In The World
About 20 years ago, there was a program entitled ”Countdown” with Keith Olbermann which featured an ending segment, “Worst Person In the World”.
They need...
Texas School Accountability: Good For kids? Parents? Texas?
What’s in a name? That which we (Texans) call an accountability system would smell just as foul. My apologies to Shakespeare, but the dilemma...
The Most Powerful Tools in the MAGA Arsenal
Chaos and mistrust are the two most powerful tools at work inside MAGA right now. Chaos, a state of utter confusion or disorder; a...
Opinion: Six Questions Confronting Texas Amid the COVID-19 Outbreak
This opinion piece was written by Brandon Rottinghaus, political science professor at the University of Houston.
The spread of COVID-19 and the resulting shelter-in-place orders...
