Do Takems Have the Upper Hand? The people of Sunderland in England have been building, or making, ships on the River Wear as far back as the 14th century. Since that time, their neighbors to the north in Newcastle upon Tyne have been taking the ships from Sunderland and using them to ship goods from the…
Category: Texas Politics
Policymakers’ Guide to Corporate Welfare
Conservatives have long questioned whether welfare is the best way to help the least fortunate among us. More recently, the debate has shifted to a different type of welfare. Conservatives today are challenging whether “corporate welfare” achieves its stated goal of boosting economic growth. And, as in the case of traditional welfare, the debate extends…
Austin’s Solution to Homelessness: The Homeless Hotel
The problem of homelessness is like all of the problems our society is facing today; a problem of liberalism. For liberalism at its heart is a rejection of God. Which, of course, is the foundation of all of our problems. The current trendy rejection of God when it comes to homelessness is a concept called…
The Tragedy of Evangelical Compassion: The Welfare State
What do we do when we realize the welfare state isn’t working? Well, for a lot of Evangelicals, the trick is actually getting to that point. Many appear content with government welfare programs as a means of assisting the poor; some even seem to think that we are sinning by not spending enough money on…
Exposing the Truth about Climate Change
If you want to really understand the truth about climate change, I would highly recommend reading the books and articles on the list below. First, a few books: Global Warming Skepticism for Busy People The Great Global Warming Blunder: How Mother Nature Fooled the World’s Top Climate Scientists Climate Change: The Facts 2017 “A Disgrace to…
After Ted Cruz and Francis O’Rourke, Will Texas be Turning Blue?
The question about whether Texas is turning blue has been greatly debated. Many seem to think it is inevitable, especially because of our growing Hispanic population. But I’m not so sure that is the case. To learn more about this, and I did a quick dive into the 2018 election returns. Let me start off by…
Bilking Americans out of Billions for the False Promise of Renewable Energy
Just in case you are interested, the chart above shows how much money wind generators have bilked from American taxpayers through the federal production tax credit. Fifteen of the largest companies–and their Wall Street investment bankers–have received $19.4 billion. Those companies have a combined market cap of more than $500 billion.
Texas Woman Arrested for Voter Fraud Twice in Two Weeks
Go to Google and search for “voter fraud in Texas.” Then look for the results under images. You’ll see a sampling of some of the many cases of voter fraud that have been discovered in Texas in just the last few years. It is mindboggling how much fraud has been going on. And it seems as if…
Andrew White Resigns as PCA Elder
Andrew White, a Democratic candidate for Texas governor who supports Roe v. Wade, has resigned as an elder from Christ the King Presbyterian (PCA) Church in Houston. White made quite a stir in evangelical circles when he made statements on a variety of issues that conflict with Christian orthodoxy: “My personal faith is personal to me, but I…
Texas, Andrew White, Abortion, and the PCA
Andrew White is a Democrat running for his party’s nomination for Texas Governor. He supports Roe v. Wade and opposes any further restrictions on abortion. So far, so good. Well, you know what I mean–opposing abortion restrictions is what Democrats do. The twist, however, it that White is an elder of a Houston church that…