Budget Cuts and Corporate Tax Cheats

Like many Americans in their early 20s, I work four part-time jobs and can barely pay my rent. My bank balance vacillates between double and triple digits. Like a lot of working folks, I pay my federal taxes and I don’t resent paying my fair share. I’m a beneficiary...

Sarah Palin and the Dozen Dwarfs

There are those–I won’t name them, they know who they are–who have taken to calling the slate of Republican presidential hopefuls “Sarah Palin and the Seven Dwarfs.” That’s unfair. There are way more than seven GOP politicians ready...

Perry’s ‘Texanity’ Explained

Occasionally, we Texans have a responsibility to explain our “Texanity” to befuddled out-of-staters. For example, you might’ve heard about Gov. Rick Perry, known for his chronic temper tantrums over Big Bad Government’s coercive intrusiveness...