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Fanfare for a Common Man

Yeah, Jimmy Carter, peanut farmer. Perhaps he wasn't the greatest president to hold the office, but nowhere near the worst. And importantly, a decency we don't see much anymore.

national politics

Of Presidents and Potentates

"Conservatism is the blind and fear-filled worship of dead radicals." - Mark Twain

Religion

Is it Time for Churches to Pay Taxes?

When it comes to churches that act like political action committees, I think we should continue to ask; why hasn’t their tax-exempt status been revoked or at least challenged by the IRS on a grand scale?

Immigration

The North Bank of the Big River

The Immigrants will keep coming. The only thing separating their misery from bright possibility is a river, a desert, and laws they don’t understand. They take their chances and trek northward. Our need for their labor is insatiable. Their dreams will not be thwarted.

Abortion

A Wake-Up Call for the Un-Woke: A Recent Washington Post headline - "Abortion ban states see steep drop in OB/GYN residency applicants"

Scrapping a medical residency application is no small act. Med school grads send out dozens of applications because they’re trying to “match,” or get accepted into a program---the greatest fear is not being picked up. Why risk being shut out when applying for residency in an anti-abortion state?

US History

Diamonds (and the Waco Fire) Are Forever

30 years ago today, the Branch Davidian compound outside of Waco, TX went up in flames. 78 Davidians including their messianic leader, David Koresh died in the conflagration. For 51 days, hundreds of reporters from all over the world covered the siege, standoff, and fire. It was surreal.

national politics

Whatever He's For, I'm Against

Our politics have gotten so trivial, we're down to drag queens, light beer, M&Ms, and Cracker Barrel. We're doing this at the expense of things, important things, that need doing.

Guns

Using the Second Amendment to Battle the First Amendment

Another example of the thousand cuts extremist Republicans employ to sabotage democracy.

Texas Politics

Slow Motion Secession

What kind of world is it when the coach of an NBA team has more courage to speak the truth than the governor of our state?

Black History

A Tale of Two Thomases

Is the Universe a factory of human prototypes? Some people have similar facial features or gestures but they're not from the same family, race or nation. (Sounds strange, but go with me.) Now ask - are there personality types that repeat throughout history in the same way issues and events reoccur?

Trump

Everybody is Lyin' but Him

No one in U.S. history has ever done what Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg is about to undertake, and he must see his odds of failure as almost non-existent. Otherwise, why try? Bragg is on neither a fishing expedition nor a witch hunt. The fish has been landed and about to be filleted.

Economy

The Debt Ceiling Dance (No Twerking, Marj)

From the time George Washington raised his right hand and swore to support the Constitution and get better dentures, until right now, the country has been in hock. After getting us out of debt, Old Hickory could concentrate on his benevolent treatment of Native-Americans - like the Trail of Tears.

Trump

All You Stormy Daniels Fans, Relax.

Simmer down, folks. He doesn't see jail time...for this one anyway.

national politics

That Awful Power

Firing a reporter on almost the exact twentieth anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq has more than a touch of irony. Ben Montgomery, a Tampa correspondent for Axios, was canned for his honesty regarding a document the governor of Florida’s office called a “news release,” which it was not.

Women's Issues

Women’s History Month: Fighters for Rights

What does it say about a society when it takes fighting and dying to obtain human rights? This month, we recognize women who fought for equal rights and civil rights---those unsung and left out of most history books---by sharing the highlights of their courageous journeys.

War

Caught by the Chill

It's the story of a young man from Nevada, a Marine, who by all witness accounts, was probably the war’s first American casualty. This narrative is based on the reporting, interviewing, and writing I did at the time, and much of it is included in my second book, “Bush’s War for Reelection.” -JM

Journalism

Selling Your Soul

As the old saying goes, "What Price Glory?" Or in this case, ratings.

national politics

Dilbert and Ilhan

A cartoonist and Congresswoman who can't put a cork in it.

Texas History

What Really Happened at Waco

"Everybody was panicked, I can tell you that. Especially those guys who had been hit. They were screaming. I think one or two of them got hit in the gut just below their armor... No one other than the ATF and the Davidians knew what started all the shooting."

national politics

"National Divorce." Really, Marj?

Rep. Greene has a modest proposal.

national politics

The "Weaponization" of, Well, Everything Apparently

The next person who says something is "woke" will force me into court on assault charges.

Black History

Walkin' in Memphis

Racism is as much about power as it is hatred of others, but black policemen killing a mostly innocent young black man is about something we cannot grasp.

national politics

Really? In the Garage?

Biden, Santos, Patrick, Abbott and the Cowboys. It's a target-rich environment.

Economy

Maybe Some Things Should be Off Limits for Congress…Like Our Economy

Taking no action on the debt ceiling would trigger what experts call catastrophic economic consequences for Americans and the global economy. But that hasn’t stopped extreme members of the Republican party in Congress from using the debt ceiling to get their way in spending cuts.

Conspiracy theories

American Coup: The Day Democracy Died

“American Coup” is the true story of a pivotal moment for the United States. It’s the tale of how an ambitious young man from the Hill Country aligned himself with economic, intelligence, and military forces to kill a president in order to replace him. LBJ was complicit in the killing of JFK...

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