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Texas Should Act Now to Address the 2021 Budget Crunch
Recently, Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar briefed legislators on the potential fiscal effects from the COVID-19 shutdown and collapse of oil prices. While no one knows for sure at this point, it is likely that the state could face a significant revenue shortfall that could disrupt the ability of the Texas government to fund its…
Policymakers’ Guide to Corporate Welfare
Conservatives have long questioned whether welfare is the best way to help the least fortunate among us. More recently, the debate has shifted to a different type of welfare. Conservatives today are challenging whether “corporate welfare” achieves its stated goal of boosting economic growth. And, as in the case of traditional welfare, the debate extends…
Renewable Subsidies Leading America Toward European-Style Energy Poverty
This commentary originally ran on Real Clear Energy Recent headlines have touted the record $55 billion renewable sector investments last year. Yet these headlines hide the fact that the renewable energy industry has been engaged in a world-class scam for more than 20 years. If we don’t do something about it, it won’t be long before…
Revelation Study Notes – Rev. 1:1-3
As I work through Revelation for a Bible study, I’m putting together some notes. I’ll be publishing them on a regular basis. In 1:1-3, three themes stand out: The book of Revelation is a revelation and a prophesy; we should read it that way Revelation is telling us about some things that must soon take…
Shaping the Culture Through Christian Economics
I’ve spent the last 30 years of my life trying to free Texans from government oppression. Given that Texas’ biennial budget has grown from $46.4 billion in 1990-91 to the present $235.2 billion (with the government/budget being under Republican control most of those years) and with it the regulatory, confiscatory, and prosecutorial state has also…
The Time is Near: A Look at Revelation 1:1-3
The book of Revelation can be intimidating. It is chock full of mysterious symbols: beasts, lampstands, Spirits, numbers, stars, seals, etc. Yet we have to remember the book is a revelation from Christ to His servants. It is also a letter to His church, specifically the seven churches in Asia. Christ used this letter to…
A Guide to Christian Living in a Fallen World
The Bible is a beautiful story of God’s mercy on a rebellious world. However, sometimes it is difficult to see this beauty in the midst of the ugliness we experience in this world, whether it is from our own sin or that of others. Thus it is important to remember that God’s beauty is not…
Knowing Christ and His Kingdom: A Bibliography
God is the Creator, we are His creatures. He is infinite, we are finite. One result of these truths is that we are going to spend eternity joyfully getting to know God better since we will never be able to know everything about Him. Yet getting to know God better isn’t just something for eternity….
Austin’s Solution to Homelessness: The Homeless Hotel
The problem of homelessness is like all of the problems our society is facing today; a problem of liberalism. For liberalism at its heart is a rejection of God. Which, of course, is the foundation of all of our problems. The current trendy rejection of God when it comes to homelessness is a concept called…