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Commentaries
The Economist: Texas and the minimum wage
Dr. M. Ray Perryman May 23, 2013 A recent report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics indicates that Texas has more workers earning the minimum wage (or less) than any other state. While this is one list we don’t necessarily want to top, it's important to look at that piece of information in context. (More) Eagle Ford: A whale of a shale ...
Dr. M. Ray Perryman May 22, 2013 If early estimates prove to be even close to true, the vast amounts of recoverable oil and natural gas will make the Cline Shale go down in history as the largest shale play ever. Communities across the Permian Basin have already been feeling the effects of surging exploration activity, and indications are that the pace may pick up rapidly. (More) Cornyn Op-ed: Is This America Or China?
May 15, 2013 ‘Four American patriots are dead; U.S. citizens are being deliberately targeted and harassed by their government; journalists are understandably concerned about an intrusive Justice Department investigation; and a cabinet secretary is strong-arming the health industry to “voluntarily” fund a partisan, highly unpopular policy. Is this America or China?’ (More)
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Kermit Gosnell Trial: Much Ado About Nothing (April 29, 2013)
Texans Support School Choice (April 26, 2013)
Academic Freedom, Civility, and the Name of Jesus (April 24, 2013)
The Inviolable Law of Nature and Nature\'s... (April 24, 2013)
What If the Tsarnaevs’ Motive Was Revenge... (April 24, 2013)
The Progressive Income Tax Turns 100 (April 15, 2013)
Let’s Arm Educators ... With Information (April 11, 2013)
Statement from the National Rifle Association (April 10, 2013)
The Absurdity of “Universal” Background Checks (April 10, 2013)
The Economist: Cell Phones, Fabulous at 40 (April 10, 2013)
Keystone XL Doesn\'t Need DC Cops (April 8, 2013)
Exports Grow Our Economy (April 3, 2013)
Sequestration brings 100 Cuts/What\'s your fave? (April 2, 2013)
Tax Freedom Day® Arrives April 18 (April 2, 2013)
Happiness (March 27, 2013)
Cornyn Demands Hearings on ICE Detainee Releases (March 21, 2013)
Cornyn: It’s About People, Not Numbers (March 20, 2013)
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Valerie Harper\'s terminal life (March 19, 2013)
Fiscal Cliff Healthcare Policy Fix: Good for... (March 18, 2013)
The Dow Jones Is Lying (March 18, 2013)
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‘Pro-Choice’ Slave Masters Losing War (March 17, 2013)
Medicare: Did You Really Pay For That? (March 15, 2013)
Texas AG Statement on Senate Judiciary Committee... (March 14, 2013)
The Southern Poverty Law Center and violent bullying (March 14, 2013)
Medicare: Did You Really Pay For That? (March 12, 2013)
Preschool Premise (March 12, 2013)
The Economist: The Dow now (March 7, 2013)
Whither the Travis Letter? (March 6, 2013)
The Minimum Wage Harms the Most Vulnerable (March 1, 2013)
School Vouchers a Bad Idea (February 22, 2013)
ObamaCare Embraces Health Savings Accounts (February 21, 2013)
Teaching, not testing, key to quality education (February 20, 2013)
The Economist: What Free Trade Agreement means... (February 20, 2013)
The Economist: Of Babies and Bathwater (February 14, 2013)
God for Obamacare … Dr. Ben Carson\'s Heresy (February 13, 2013)
The President\'s Energy Policy Hypocrisy (February 13, 2013)
Erasing Reagan? The Illiberal War on Truth (February 11, 2013)
Legislative Leadership Announces Government... (February 7, 2013)
Making Good Last: Hillary Clinton\'s Contribution (February 7, 2013)
Texas Elected Officials Urge Boy Scouts To... (February 7, 2013)
V-Day for women and girls (February 7, 2013)
Improving the Texas electricity market? (February 6, 2013)
The President\'s Energy Policy Hypocrisy (February 6, 2013)
... (January 31, 2013)
Affordable Care Act not so affordable (January 31, 2013)
Letter of termination to the Second Amendment (January 31, 2013)
The Economist: Immigration Reform (January 31, 2013)
The Ominous U.S. Presence in Northwest Africa (January 31, 2013)
\'All Life is Not Equal\' (January 28, 2013)
The Economist: Big Business (January 23, 2013)
Obama’s Medical Devices Tax … It May Be Harmful... (January 16, 2013)
Pastor Giglio and the new moral McCarthyism (January 16, 2013)
Exporting Natural Gas Would Boost the American... (January 15, 2013)
The Hagel Brouhaha (January 11, 2013)
The Economist: Texas’ Budget Surplus (January 10, 2013)
What the Fiscal Cliff Deal Tells Us About Congress (January 9, 2013)
From the DNC Re: Tax Code (January 5, 2013)
Government shut-down may be neded for long-term... (January 4, 2013)
Banning Natural Gas Exports: Economic Illiteracy... (January 3, 2013)
Fleeing Socialism: French Actor Gérard Depardieu... (January 3, 2013)
The Economist: Stepping back from the \'cliff\' (January 3, 2013)
Gun-Control, Mental-Health Laws Won’t Make Us Safer (December 27, 2012)
A Season for Giving Back (December 26, 2012)
The Economist: Forecast for the Texas Economy (December 26, 2012)
The Economist: US Economic Outlook (December 19, 2012)
The Fiscal Cliff: What Would Reagan Do? (December 19, 2012)
Time to Fight Back (December 18, 2012)
A Better Way to Protect Social Security (December 17, 2012)
The Economist: Cheap Gas (December 17, 2012)
Tales of Christmas Past In Texas (December 14, 2012)
Washington’s Budget Con Game (December 12, 2012)
Compromise or Gridlock in Washington: Two... (December 11, 2012)
Increased Access to Health Care Doesn’t Require... (December 11, 2012)
We Must End Medicare as We Know It (December 8, 2012)
Welfareship: France\'s Status Quo, America\'s... (December 8, 2012)
Romney vs. McCain and Obama vs. Bush? Who Wins? (December 6, 2012)
Agents, Not Rebates, Help Consumers Get a... (December 5, 2012)
\'All of the above\' Fails On Every Level (December 5, 2012)
The Dividends of $elf-Control (December 4, 2012)
A chilling prediction (November 30, 2012)
Don’t Raise Taxes on Small Businesses (November 30, 2012)
Long Live the Twinkie! (Twinkie Killers, Part 2) (November 30, 2012)
Why we Must End Medicare as We Know It (November 27, 2012)
Blasted Twinkie Killers! (November 26, 2012)
We Can’t Afford to Go Over the Fiscal Cliff (November 23, 2012)
The Gaza Trap (November 22, 2012)
It\'s the Holiday Season—Without Andy Williams (November 21, 2012)
The Economist: The American Dream? (November 16, 2012)
ALG thanks Governor Perry for not implementing... (November 13, 2012)
Obama Goes to the Mat for One Refinery, But... (November 13, 2012)
Analying Production Tax Credits (November 12, 2012)
The election — a post martem (November 12, 2012)
After the Election: What Comes Next (November 9, 2012)
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America\'s Fundamental Transformation (November 8, 2012)
The Economist: Not Child\'s Play (November 8, 2012)
The Election\'s Unanswered Question (November 8, 2012)
Every Day is Veterans Day (November 7, 2012)
John Quincy Adams votes for change in America (November 6, 2012)
A Veterans Day Message Of Gratitude (November 5, 2012)
\"Let’s Restore the American Dream\" (November 5, 2012)
Life without FEMA? (November 2, 2012)
The Dangers of Over-regulation (November 2, 2012)
The Economist: Texas Taxes (October 31, 2012)
\"All Hallows\' Eve\"—Read It (October 31, 2012)
Romney\'s Middle Class Tax Cuts (October 30, 2012)
Higher Education – A Great Investment for Texas (October 29, 2012)
No One Gets Richer Off Gas Than Government (October 29, 2012)
Obama Goes to the Mat for One Refinery, But... (October 29, 2012)
The Choice is Clear (October 24, 2012)
The Economist: Black Gold (October 24, 2012)
Every Vote Does Count (October 23, 2012)
The Homeless — Then and Now: Obama and Reagan (October 23, 2012)
An Open Letter to Obama Voters (October 22, 2012)
The Texas Libertarian Party Woos Orphaned Voters (October 20, 2012)
Cuellar visits Veterans Home in Floresville (October 19, 2012)
Affordable Care Act Not So Affordable (October 17, 2012)
Intelligence and National Security Priorities (October 17, 2012)
Mr. President, Planned Parenthood is Not a... (October 17, 2012)
The BLS and that 7.8% Unemployment Rate (October 17, 2012)
The Economist: Matchmaking (October 17, 2012)
Obama\'s Smokescreen Obscures Smart Energy Policies (October 16, 2012)
Let Texans answer gambling question (October 15, 2012)
Lutherans Push Back Against HHS Mandate (October 15, 2012)
A Young Girl Challenges Culture (October 12, 2012)
White House, Congress failing to live up to... (October 12, 2012)
The Economist: Falling off the cliff (October 11, 2012)
President Obama and the \'Intelligence Brief\'... (October 10, 2012)
Obama\'s Smokescreen Obscures Smart Energy Policies (October 9, 2012)
Supreme Court Shocks Life into Obamacare Challenge (October 8, 2012)
The Economist: Texas Has Only One Rational... (October 4, 2012)
Same-Sex Parenting: Can We Honestly Pursue Truth? (October 3, 2012)
Mitt Romney and the Politics of Virtue (October 2, 2012)
A Better Approach to Energy Policy (September 28, 2012)
Communism on Parade? High School Marches to... (September 27, 2012)
The Economist: Static or Dynamic Matters (September 26, 2012)
President Obama\'s Munich Moment (September 24, 2012)
Remembering Neil Armstrong (September 24, 2012)
A Looming Threat to National Security (September 21, 2012)
The Economist: More Pain Than Necessary (September 20, 2012)
Where’s the Outcry Over TV News Censorship,... (September 20, 2012)
The Winners and Losers From QE3 (September 19, 2012)
On Libya Three Decades Ago: Obama Should Remember... (September 14, 2012)
Sen. Hutchison: An Unemployment Crisis (September 14, 2012)
The Choice Facing Workers (September 14, 2012)
Egypt and Libya: Shades of 1979-80 (September 12, 2012)
Religion and the Election of 2012 (September 12, 2012)
The Godless Democrats (September 10, 2012)
Congress Puts Rural Patients on Chopping Block... (September 7, 2012)
God, Democrats, and the Europeanization of America (September 7, 2012)
Under a Mountain of Debt (September 7, 2012)
The Economist: Texas transportation (September 6, 2012)
The Silence of Bill and Hillary Clinton (September 6, 2012)
America Longs for a Return to Growth (September 5, 2012)
Ever Vigilant: Divide and Conquer (September 5, 2012)
Firearms, the Criminal Justice System, and You (September 5, 2012)
Syria: A More Immediate Threat (August 31, 2012)
Straightforward Reforms to Fix American Commerce (August 29, 2012)
The Courts Deliver a Labor Day Win to Texas (August 29, 2012)
The Economist: Golden or Lone Star? (August 29, 2012)
Man vs. Himself on Wall Street (August 23, 2012)
Obama and Romney Need to Get Real On Jobs Policy (August 23, 2012)
Straightforward Reforms to Fix American Commerce (August 23, 2012)
The Economist: Services Stigma (August 23, 2012)
\'Curiosity\' pays (August 20, 2012)
\'Deferred Action\' designed to win votes (August 18, 2012)
Economy Could Recover Faster If Government... (August 16, 2012)
The Economist: We have a long way to go (August 16, 2012)
Amnesty by any other name ... (August 15, 2012)
Tea Party speaks out (August 15, 2012)
Baylor analyst says Romney camp introduces... (August 13, 2012)
Obama\'s Popularity With Young Voters (August 10, 2012)
Remembering the Significance of VJ Day (August 8, 2012)
The Economist: Where’s the Growth? (August 8, 2012)
It’s Time to End the Apple and GE Offshore... (August 7, 2012)
Julián Castro & Obama: Similarities (August 6, 2012)
Obama\'s \'progress\' (August 6, 2012)
The Economist: a major challenge (August 2, 2012)
Learning on Empty (July 31, 2012)
Milton Friedman and School Choice (July 31, 2012)
The Green Future (July 30, 2012)
Brokering A Better Healthcare System (July 26, 2012)
Heritage Action: Farm Bill or Food Stamp Bill? (July 26, 2012)
Don\'t Let Aurora Shooting Curtail Right of... (July 25, 2012)
Our Civic High Priest (July 25, 2012)
Spanish-language ads attack Romney (July 25, 2012)
The Economist: The Long-Term Outlook for... (July 25, 2012)
A Disappearing American Dream? (July 20, 2012)
Obama, Romney Rhetoric Risks Trade War (July 20, 2012)
Patients Need Drug Options, Not Limitations (July 20, 2012)
Eliminating America\'s playbook (July 18, 2012)
Presidential Alternative Fizzles: What went... (July 18, 2012)
The Economist: Signs of Sluggishness (July 18, 2012)
The Obama Nullification Doctrine (July 18, 2012)
It’s Time to Create a Different Model for Housing (July 16, 2012)
On a Wing and a ... (July 13, 2012)
Taxing Small Businesses (July 13, 2012)
Government Shows Itself Impotent on Economy (July 11, 2012)
The Economist: The Long-Term Outlook for... (July 11, 2012)
The Looming Triple Tax Increase in Your Future (July 10, 2012)
Hispanic Unemployment numbers for July (July 9, 2012)
Patterson drilling down for answer to Texas... (July 9, 2012)
EPA’s legal losing streak (July 6, 2012)
The Economist: Cooperative Conservation (July 5, 2012)
The Obamacare Decision: A Mixed Bag (July 5, 2012)
High Cancer Spending Pays Off — Literally (July 3, 2012)
Thomas Jefferson: American Enigma —... (July 3, 2012)
The Economist: Three Who Changed Our Thinking (July 2, 2012)
A \'Taxing\' Decision on Health Care (June 29, 2012)
Archbishop Gustavo Garcia-Siller joins with... (June 28, 2012)
Comments on individual-mandate of Obamacare (June 28, 2012)
Cuellar responds to health care ruling (June 28, 2012)
Statement by Gov. Perry on Supreme Court Ruling... (June 28, 2012)
UPDATED: Attorney General Abbott Statement... (June 28, 2012)
Oil Companies Pay More Than Their \"Fair... (June 25, 2012)
U.S. at risk of losing its edge in medical... (June 25, 2012)
How to Get Money out of Politics (June 22, 2012)
On Public-Sector Unions: Hope for Struggling... (June 22, 2012)
The Question of More or Less Government (June 22, 2012)
What Recovery? (June 22, 2012)
EPA Tries to Destroy Coal Industry: Poor,... (June 20, 2012)
On the Road to Rio — How Far Have Women... (June 20, 2012)
The Economist: A Game Changer! (June 20, 2012)
\'Dreamers\' taking American jobs (June 18, 2012)
A Consumerist, not \"All of the Above,\"... (June 15, 2012)
Commissioner Staples on work permits for illegal... (June 15, 2012)
Investing in Space (June 15, 2012)
Father\'s Day Tribute: Father\'s Day an Endangered... (June 14, 2012)
A Dad Like Jack: The Influence of Ronald Reagan\'s... (June 13, 2012)
High Time to Eliminate Corporate Taxes (June 13, 2012)
The Economist: Family Finances (June 13, 2012)
Are Cars Safer than Guns? (June 8, 2012)
Fearing for the Future of American Medicine (June 8, 2012)
The Nation’s Top \'Progressives\' … and Socialists... (June 8, 2012)
Test of Fire: Election 2012 (June 7, 2012)
The Economist: A Step in the Right Direction (June 6, 2012)
High Time to Eliminate Corporate Taxes (June 5, 2012)
No Cristero War Here (June 4, 2012)
How Far Up at Bank of America Do They Dislike Guns? (May 31, 2012)
Obamacare\'s Assault on Women (May 31, 2012)
The Economist: The New Kid on the Block (May 31, 2012)
Ban the Phrase \'Polish Death Camps\' (May 30, 2012)
Remembering the Significance of D-Day (May 30, 2012)
A Flax Tax Lesson from Mexico (May 29, 2012)
Homelessness: How Government Policy Makes It Worse (May 25, 2012)
Honoring the Fallen – Memorial Day, 2012 (May 25, 2012)
Taking a hike to take back Memorial Day (May 25, 2012)
The Flags at the Cemetery (May 23, 2012)
Environmental Protection Agency operates under... (May 21, 2012)
Britain, \"Austerity,\" and the... (May 17, 2012)
Obamacare\'s Assault on Women (May 17, 2012)
EPA’s Legal Losing Streak (May 16, 2012)
‘Tax-mageddon’ Poses Enormous Risk (May 11, 2012)
Oil and Gas: Giving Due Thanks (May 10, 2012)
Allen West and his critics (May 9, 2012)
What\'s Behind “Fakegate” (May 5, 2012)
A Blueprint for Medicare Reform (May 4, 2012)
Who\'s Really Benefiting from Public Energy... (May 2, 2012)
\'Same ole\' energy policy? (May 2, 2012)
Cuellar to participate in hearing on U.S. ports (April 30, 2012)
Negligent consumer advocacy (April 24, 2012)
Let’s Ensure Our Nation’s Commitment to Space... (April 20, 2012)
Who\'s Really Benefiting from Public Energy... (April 20, 2012)
Women Deserve Factual Medical Information,... (April 19, 2012)
Cuellar\'s bill to improve federal customer... (April 18, 2012)
JOBS Act: A Meaningful Step in the Right Direction,... (April 16, 2012)
Statement on Tax Freedom Day (April 12, 2012)
Rep. Gonzalez asks Romney to stick to the facts (April 4, 2012)
What century is it anyway? (April 4, 2012)
Yes, We Are Serious: On the Constitutionality... (April 4, 2012)
Easter and Heaven (April 3, 2012)
Blame For High Oil Prices Is Misplaced —... (March 30, 2012)
Obama, the Russians, and Missile Defense:... (March 30, 2012)
Day 3 Update from AG Greg Abbott On ObamaCare (March 29, 2012)
Day 2 Update from AG Greg Abbott On ObamaCare (March 27, 2012)
Honoring the Life and Legacy of Hector P. Garcia (March 27, 2012)
Doctor shortage in Texas will blunt health... (March 26, 2012)
Obama\'s \'Green Jobs\' Mirage (March 26, 2012)
Defusing the Middle East Would Lower Gas Prices (March 23, 2012)
Demoting America’s Staunchest Ally (March 22, 2012)
Ruy the Day! (March 22, 2012)
The Election-Year Politics of Energy (March 19, 2012)
Obama\'s Iran Policy Commits Him to War (March 16, 2012)
Santorum or Romney? Culture War or Class War? (March 16, 2012)
Can Viral Video Bring International Justice? (March 15, 2012)
ALONG THESE LINES: A Guide to Congressional Names (March 14, 2012)
Fiddlers, Foreign Oil, and Failed Policy (March 13, 2012)
Statement by Gov. Rick Perry on Justice Department... (March 12, 2012)
Upheavals in American Education: The Start... (March 12, 2012)
Play the Ray of Sunshine game (March 9, 2012)
President Obama Wants to Strengthen Medicare... (March 6, 2012)
Iran: Israel\'s Options (March 5, 2012)
No to AIPAC, No to Israel, and No to War (March 5, 2012)
Questions, Apologies and Pardons (March 1, 2012)
Statement on federal threats to Texas’ Women’s... (March 1, 2012)
Texas Landowners Own the Groundwater (March 1, 2012)
A Whiff of Privatization (February 29, 2012)
Easing the Burden on Small Businesses &... (February 28, 2012)
On Santorum, Democrats, and \"God’s Will\" (February 28, 2012)
Just Say No to ACOs (February 23, 2012)
A Budget Lacking Entitlement Reform Shows... (February 20, 2012)
V&V Q&A (Presidents Day Special):... (February 20, 2012)
Freedom for Ramiro Muniz (February 17, 2012)
No One Should Be Forced to Act against His... (February 16, 2012)
What If We Removed Wartime Conscience Exemptions? (February 16, 2012)
Our sheriff has the power (February 14, 2012)
Oil Industry Profits Are...Good! (February 13, 2012)
Foundation warns of Avalanche of EPA Regulations (February 6, 2012)
Is Mitt Romney out of touch? (February 2, 2012)
The Myth of Class (February 2, 2012)
The Obama Mandate to Catholics: \'To Hell... (February 2, 2012)
Writing Medicare\'s Prescription (February 2, 2012)
Sen. Hutchison: We Need to Get Serious on... (January 30, 2012)
The Florida Smear Campaign (January 30, 2012)
Texas economy continues expanding with help... (January 27, 2012)
The State of the Union: An Inside Report (January 27, 2012)
The Tax Rate Scandal (January 26, 2012)
Fearing Newt Gingrich (January 24, 2012)
Ryan Stands His Ground on Medicare Reform (January 23, 2012)
Stopping the Rush to War against Iran (January 23, 2012)
U.S. is inTop 10, but Falling (January 23, 2012)
A Fitting Symbol of the American Empire (January 20, 2012)
2012 Republican Primary and the Seeds of 1966 (January 19, 2012)
Military Modernization: Back to the Future (January 19, 2012)
Sometimes Democracy Requires a Bit of Tough Love (January 19, 2012)
TPPF statement on Keystone XL pipeline ruling (January 18, 2012)
Defending the Dream (January 17, 2012)
Fracking Industry Exec speaks out (January 17, 2012)
Opposing Imperialism Is Not Isolationism (January 12, 2012)
Texas Leads the Way in Science and Innovation (January 9, 2012)
The Corporate Attorneys Full Employment Act (January 5, 2012)
White House on Energy Hot Seat (January 5, 2012)
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