Published on November 28th, 2011 | by Marc Anderson
While Halloween is regarded as the day for masquerades and make-up, the more noteworthy season of transformation begins soon after the trick-or-treaters return home. This calendar period has become so expansive and removed from any one …... Read More →Published on November 21st, 2011 | by Marc Anderson
By the way Congress has reacted to proposed changes in school lunch programs, one would think that pizza now grows on farms and french fries will help motivate kids to eat broccoli. Decisions in the House …... Read More →Published on November 14th, 2011 | by Marc Anderson
For the servicemen and women of our armed forces who are killed overseas, the memorials and parades surrounding Veterans Day are meaningless. The fallen are beyond the reach of such pageantry and praise; any sentiment of …... Read More →Published on November 7th, 2011 | by Marc Anderson
Government inefficiency becomes more than merely frustrating when it undermines public health, and it rises to a particular level of indefensibility when the lives of infants are put at risk. An act that will provide continued …... Read More →Published on November 1st, 2011 | by Marc Anderson
While most state and local agencies in Texas struggle with severe budget cuts, one of the least effective and most poorly managed programs continues to rake in hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars with minimal oversight …... Read More →Published on October 24th, 2011 | by Marc Anderson
Pushed to the financial breaking point, Texas school districts are once again turning to the court system to resolve issues concerning their funding. More than $4 billion in budget cuts have been levied against the schools …... Read More →Published on October 19th, 2011 | by Marc Anderson
Under the guise of ensuring prudent government spending and personal accountability, state Legislatures across the country are proposing that mandatory drug testing be a condition for receiving welfare assistance. Everything from food stamps to unemployment benefits …... Read More →Published on October 10th, 2011 | by Marc Anderson
While religious freedoms are typically viewed as a subset of civil liberties, there are certain allowances made for the former that occasionally foster a divisive relationship between the two. It often falls upon the Supreme Court …... Read More →Published on October 4th, 2011 | by Marc Anderson
While grasslands and forests continue to burn across Texas, flames of a more nefarious sort are deliberately marring the state’s landscape and poisoning its air. In acts of environmental mismanagement, the oil industry is routinely burning …... Read More →Published on September 27th, 2011 | by Marc Anderson
Whether it is deserved or not, Texas has a reputation of being unapologetically draconian when it comes to its criminal justice system. The state’s steadfast allegiance to the death penalty, inordinate number of inmates placed in …... Read More →
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