Voter Suppression and Fraud are Partisan Talking Points
When a political party claims it represents a majority of Americans but cannot consistently win elections it must come up...
Political Parties
Primary Cesspool
The story I am about to relate to you just occurred in the Republican primary election for County Judge. But...
CBO Now Says Build Back Better Could Increase National Debt by $3 Trillion
A few weeks ago, I shared with you that the Congressional Budget Office had estimated that the Democrats’ Build Back...
Epidemic of Public Corruption in Texas
In case you missed it, Greg Groogan just reported on one of the most egregious political pay-offs I have ever...
Results of the SAM Election Bill Survey
As you may recall, the SAM Party of Texas sent out a survey recently asking Texans about their opinion on...
Our Undemocratic Founders
Many Democrats have been frustrated that despite winning the White House and control of both houses of Congress they have...
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Stereotyping
Those of you who live in the Houston area are likely familiar with the city of La Grange. It is...
Is America Polarized?
A Book Review of Unstable Majorities Have the American people become polarized into two partisan camps, representing fundamentally different visions...
Plurality Elections are Undemocratic
In 2006, Rick Perry was elected governor even though 61% of voters voted against him. That year, there were four...
Neanderthal Thinking aka Hyper-Partisanship
Last week when President Biden was asked about Governor Abbott rolling back COVID restrictions, he described it as “neanderthal thinking.” ...
Half of Americans Refuse to Identify with Either Party
Gallup just released a poll in which, for the first time, half of Americans refused to identify as either a...
Moderates Still Charting the Country’s Course
In the wake of the election results this week, there have been dozens of articles, like this one in the...
Quote of the Week – Will Rogers on the Democratic Party
"I am not a member of any organized political party. I am a Democrat." Will Rogers, circa 1928 Watching the...
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