Clearly, our great nation is on a rapid decline – physically, mentally and spiritually. A nation founded under God is now authored under confu… Read more

Here’s a jarring thought: Most political analysts and most political strategists for our two political parties have been operating off flawed … Read more

Maybe Facebook can’t be fixed. Read more

George Campbell Childress died 180 years ago on Oct. 6, 1841. He wrote the following words that sealed the Republic of Texas’ fate 186 years a… Read more

As we noticed resources beginning to tighten up on available testing across Denton County, our Denton County Public Health Department responde… Read more

The Republican majority’s proposals for all of the state’s political maps are out, and each is skewed in favor of the same voters: white Republicans. Read more

You might think it was a crime, but last week, a grand jury did not. Read more

MIDLAND, Pennsylvania — For as much cash and strategy as partisans put into creating a wave for their own parties, they always seem to miss wh… Read more

In a state where more than 60% of the residents are people of color, the Texas Legislature is proposing maps where white people have voting ma… Read more

Nothing straight is ever made from the crooked timber of humanity. Read more

Thankful for the hugely successful drive-thru clinic at Texas Motor Speedway, many of you have been asking about the next phase of COVID-19: W… Read more

“First you win the argument, then you win the vote.” President Joe Biden and Democratic leaders have ignored this advice from Margaret Thatche… Read more

I feel it is important to remind our Denton County residents of our ongoing efforts in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more

You might wonder why the top state leaders have supported restrictive voting legislation, ordered audits of elections they won, and passed law… Read more

While traders and policymakers preoccupy themselves with the question of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s reappointment, a quiet battle f… Read more

Take all of the imagery you have seen of the over 14,000 Haitian migrants camped under an international bridge in the small Texas border town … Read more

“If you want to leave, take good care, hope you make a lot of nice friends out there.” — from “Wild World,” by Cat Stevens Read more

A year before Texans will vote in the general election race for governor and other statewide offices, the list of candidates remains incomplete. Read more

As Texas lawmakers meet this week for the third special session of the year, it’s easy to get drawn into the hot-button issues that amplify pa… Read more

The past couple of weeks have been unforgettable in Texas. One might say they have been unprecedented, historical and perhaps even bizarre. It… Read more

Those pictures are traumatizing. Read more

MILWAUKEE, Wisc. — When Paul Ryan and Robert Woodson first came here nearly 10 years ago, the Republican congressman from Janesville and the c… Read more

A Texas governor’s power to call a special legislative session includes setting its agenda. That list of issues tells legislators and the rest… Read more

At last Saturday’s sparsely-attended right-wing “Justice for J6” rally in Washington, D.C., a CNN reporter interviewed one of the protesters. … Read more

The United States should revise its response to COVID-19. This is going to be a long explanation of both why and how. This first column will e… Read more

What do you do when a president is crazy? Read more

My son Darius Tarver was only 23 years old and in the midst of a mental health crisis caused by a traumatic brain injury when Denton police sh… Read more

Political people often compare Texas election maps to a state-shaped bowl of tomato soup with blueberries sprinkled in it. Most of the state i… Read more

The nation’s largest state has just voted in an election triggered by one of the nation’s weirdest recall processes — and the results have com… Read more

“He wears the clothes of a dissenter, but there’s a logo on his back.” — from “Damn It, Rose,” by Don Henley Read more

The three Trump-appointed justices to the Supreme Court — Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett — have shown themselves to be th… Read more

Merrick Garland has an interesting job. He gets up, goes to the office, sues the state of Texas and then goes home. Read more

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Just over 20 years ago, Tom Vilsack became the first Democrat elected governor of this state in 30 years and only the fif… Read more

Robert E. Lee has retreated from Richmond. Again. Read more

A growing city requires planning to balance developers and residents’ needs. Development Services has a new building, which cost over $7,000,0… Read more

I recently watched the sobering but uplifting feature film United 93 (2006) in which American passengers inferred that three previous airliner… Read more

Twenty years ago today, I recall watching the savage attack inflicted on our country. I sat with my then-2-year-old daughter, pregnant with my… Read more

“You people in the United States think you are free, but you’re not really free,” the man told me with a toothy grin. “Here in Mexico, we are … Read more

As a male, I spent most of my life detached from the abortion argument. That all changed when I married and had two daughters of my own. Read more

Are we witnessing the feminization of America? And if so, is that a good thing or a bad thing? Or is it, like so many quiet but ineluctable tr… Read more

It was a day that did not end. Read more

“Woe to those who make unjust laws, Read more

I went to the school board meeting a couple of weeks ago and recited the Pledge of Allegiance with members of my community. This morning, I wo… Read more

The United States continues to face a threat of mass evictions, as has persisted throughout the coronavirus pandemic. The Census Bureau estima… Read more

The state of Texas has figured out, at least for now, how to do unconstitutional things in a way that doesn’t raise a majority of the eyebrows… Read more

An open letter to Gov. Greg Abbott: Read more

More than two years ago, as mayor of Denton and the city’s representative on the Denton County Transportation Authority (DCTA) board, I was co… Read more

Most people expected Roe v. Wade to end — if the conservative-dominated Supreme Court decided to do away with the precedent — in a blockbuster… Read more

“Worse than Jimmy Carter.” Read more