Ukraine

But Honey, What if Tucker's Right and Putin's the Victim Here???

Two weeks into the war in Ukraine, and Roger Gray takes a look at the coverage, Putin apologists, and possible NATO response. It's a casserole of goofiness mixed with tragedy. kinda like Roger.

Ukraine

How an Everyday Randall's Flagship Ended Soviet Communism

Behold, a shocked and awed former Moscow mayor Boris Yeltsin takes in the glory of a 1989 Randall's Flagship formerly on Highway 3 and El Dorado Blvd., just southeast of Ellington Field.

Mind Candy

The assumption was that because I’m black, I’m safe in a bad neighborhood, or from a bad neighborhood. Did he know that the neighborhood was bad or just black?

Ukraine

The Wounds of War

I read the history of his division. I wanted to know what he saw and did - it might explain his emotional instability and brutality to his family. I refused to relent as the Mississippi night lowered and the crickets made their fractured music in the darkness.

Texas Politics

Beto and the Billionaire

Rich dude gives Abbott a quick million after electric grid crashes. Abbott makes sure rich dude's energy company makes billions. While Texans froze to death.

Food

Taco Bell is Dead! Long Live Taco Bell!

The Taco Bell was torn down. And from the debris arose... a box. With a Taco Bell sign. Was demolition the only way to degrease the place?

national politics

But Will He Be Happy With a ’69 Beetle for Graduation?

Social media is chock full of complaints about the price of petrol lately. When it comes to the reasons why, the answers are enough to make Alex Trebek roll over in his grave.

Texas Politics

The Sad, Bad, Mad, and Pathetic Crusade Against Transgender Texans

As in many culture war battles, victory lies in manufacturing outrage, motivating voters, and generating contributions – not in getting results.

national politics

With All Due Respect to Presidential Races, It’s Not Just About You

One sign of a democracy in danger of losing its freedom is low voter turnout.

Feature

The Curious State of the Texas Vehicle Inspection Sign

Folk art or abstract expressionism? The homemade signage at mechanic shops runs the gamut of creative license.

Texas Outlaw Writers Newsletter: It's Getting Complicated Edition

The world is heating up - Russia has set Ukraine on fire. Europe has not seen a refugee crisis this terrible since WWII. Putin has openly defied much of the 'rules' of war as outlined by the Geneva Convention and is targeting civilians and is threatening to use WMDs.

Ukraine

You Can't Fight in Here! This is the War Room!

So, you are Biden, Johnson, Macron or Scholz. "How far do you push this? There has been speculation over the years about whether Europe and America would have acted if Hitler had confined his evil to the borders of Germany. What do we risk in Ukraine?"

Ukraine

A Kingdom of Dirt

As the West scrambles to find a way to mitigate the ruthless conquest of Ukraine, the suppressed fears of a nuclear war return. The nightmare seems more vivid than before.

The Mental (Un)health of World Leaders

Do We Dig Deeply Enough into the Mental Health of So-called Leaders? Why Not? “Qualified,” Should Also Mean Mentally Sound.

Texas Politics

The Ballad of Van Taylor

"On Wednesday, Congressman Van Taylor ended his reelection campaign amid revelations that he carried on a nine-month affaire de cœur with Tania Joya, who was once married to a member of ISIS."

Food

The Texas and California, Or California and Texas Wine Stories

Winegrowers in each state have obstacles to endure. Herbicides used for cotton crops are devastating Texas vineyards. In California changing climate is increasing heat and creating prime conditions for wildfires that destroy vineyards.

Texas History

The Lockshin Conundrum

In 1986, a Houston scientist and his family defected to the Soviet Union. Today, his son is a director of Super Bowl beer commercials and blockbuster romances.

War

The Patriot’s Dream

War’s twin casualties, people and the truth....

national politics

No Toto. It Looks Like We Actually Are Right Back In Kansas Again

As we survey the political landscape, which looks more and more like the aftermath of Antietam, it’s hard not to feel some déjà vu. Are we so uncreative that we have to recycle even political fights?

Texas Politics

What if ALL the candidates did topless ads?

Voters are encouraged to go to the polls, while some folks are trying to keep one Railroad Commissioner Candidate off the pole. DeeceX is on it, so to speak.

Substance Abuse

First DO NO HARM - Correction, First GRAB THE CASH

"A little over 10 million people, equal to a third of the population of the Lone Star State, are not just taking opioids, but misusing them."

Olympics

Thank God, the Super Bowl and the Olympics Are Over

Let’s face it, the Olympics have been racing downhill for a while (do you see what I did there?), ruined by greed, consumerism and treacly sentimentality.

Texas History

A Singularly Vile Public Memorial

Unlike Confederate monuments, there is no fig leaf of heritage for this obelisk of hate to hide behind.

media

Dad Rock: Not Fade Away

“Better to burn out, than to fade away… my, my… hey, hey.” -Neil Young

Indigenous People

Respect. A Full Circle in Life and Land.

"When all the trees have been cut down, when all the animals have been hunted, when all the waters are polluted, when all the air is unsafe to breathe, only then will you discover you cannot eat money." -Cree Prophecy