Beto and the blue wave

Ted Cruz, the man who went to Washington to make waves, is feeling an undertow back home. The militantly self-assured Mr. Cruz went to Washington to splash salt water in others’ faces. Now he squints into some nasty spray. Could he be the first Texas Republican to lose a statewide office since 1994? The odds…

Moment of truth for Trump’s EPA? No way

            James Hansen was stunningly prescient.             Thirty years ago, 1988, the NASA scientist testified to Congress that the planet would warm 1.9 degrees by 2017.             So, how close was he? You judge. NASA figures show global temperatures climbed 1.6 degrees since 1988.             Yes, that’s what one calls truth, as opposed to what…