It’s easy to deride Sen. Ted Cruz’s double standard. In fact, he is only observing a tradition of great duration. Former Sen. Phil Gramm was truly a mythical bird, decrying federal spending at every stop, then racing at the speed of an arclight to the nearest microphone to take credit for any…
They say everything’s bigger in Texas. But most things that make it big are small. West, Texas, for instance. The name confuses. Named after a banker and sodbuster, West is in Central Texas, 25 miles north of Waco, where I spent a long time as a newsman. As everyone knows…
How about some good news today? This year, reports Time magazine, drug cartels in Mexico stand to lose $1.4 billion. Why? Because Colorado and Washington decriminalized recreational marijuana in November. American taxpayers have been financing a drug war with costs past comprehending, and without measurable gains. Now here come voters in two states…
“Many people like to get larger capacity magazines simply to save time reloading while they’re at the range. “When you’re paying by the hour for range time, a lot of people do feel the need to stock up as much as possible.” America wouldn’t want to infringe on anyone’s range time. That costs…
It never ceases to amaze — the breathtaking lack of proportionality some people have when they have it out for President Obama. Hear the screams about what it costs to protect him on a golf outing or Malia and Sasha when going anywhere. Too much. You’ve got that right. But my reading of history…