AUSTIN -- To say that my knowledge of Chinese trade issues is inadequate is
a wild understatement -- it's not a hot topic in Nacogdoches. But at least I
approach the subject with appropriate humbleness, instead of the damn-fool
certainty...
03 May 2000
Last fall, when Jean Kilbourne's new book Deadly Persuasion was arriving on shelves, Publishers Weekly praised it as "a wake-up call about the damaging effects of advertising in our media-saturated culture." But six months...
02 May 2000
Several of Galveston's municipal races this season are weird enough to make
us all proud. God bless Texas politics.
In the mayoral race, the traditional developer-vs.-preservationist stand-off is given an added cultural je ne sais...
30 April 2000
AUSTIN, Texas -- May I suggest that the governor of Texas get his rear back
in this state long enough to call a special session to fix the mess in the
prison system before the mother of all prison riots occurs?
How many times does he...
27 April 2000
The push by federal regulators to break up Microsoft is big news. Until recently, the software giant seemed untouchable -- and few people demanded effective antitrust efforts against monopoly power in the software industry. These days, a...
26 April 2000
There is a sound case to be made for dropping a tactical nuclear weapon on
the Cuban section of Miami. The move would be applauded heartily by most
Americans. Alas, Operation Good Riddance would require the sort of mature
political courage...
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