The Idle American

Inherent with insistence to dig ever deeper—rarely satisfied with merely getting to the bottom of things—are the risks of learning more than we want to know. There are ever so many places to dig, with ever-growing types of tools with which to excavate.

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Speaker open to resort-style casinos in state House Speaker Dade Phelan, R-Beaumont, told The Dallas Morning News and other media outlets that he is open to bringing resortstyle casinos to Texas. But don’t expect to find slot machines in 7-Eleven stores if casino gambling is legalized.

Damar Hamlin Reminds Us to Keep Faith in God

by Armstrong Williams If you are like me and a fan of Monday Night Football, then you watched in horrified disbelief as 24year-old Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin collapsed on the turf in cardiac arrest after being struck in the chest by another player's helmet.

COVID: Who Was Right?

by John Stossel It's now been three years since COVID hit. At the start of the pandemic, 'experts' shouted: 'Stay home!' 'Close schools!' 'Wash your hands!' 'Disinfect countertops!' Clearly, disinfecting countertops and washing hands made no difference. What about closing schools and lockdowns?

On Your Payroll

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Capital Highlights

What to expect in legislative session The 2023 Texas legislative session opened Jan. 10, with property taxes, gun control and the power grid expected to be among the top issues on the agenda.

NBA Versus Freedom

Teenage basketball star Enes Kanter was shocked when his teammate criticized President Barack Obama on Facebook. 'Dude, what are you doing?' he exclaimed. He feared his teammate would be jailed.

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Feds investigating meltdown at Southwest Airlines Massive flight cancellations by Southwest Airlines during the Christmas holiday week are prompting the federal government to look into why thousands of travelers were left stranded across the country, along with huge piles of luggage in airports...

Charity, Better Than Government

It's the season for giving. I'll give! I'll donate to the Doe Fund, a charity that helps excons find purpose in life throughwork. 'Work works!' they say. It does. Doe Fund graduates are less likely to go back to jail.

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Winter storm called ‘once in a generation’ An arctic storm that swept through the state bringing low temperatures and high winds also affected roughly two-thirds of the country’s population, according to the National Weather Service, bringing the coldest Christmas in decades to parts of the...