We have such short memories. Relating to today’s debate about fossil fuels versus renewable fuels, here is what The Times of London said about a similar debate over coal versus renewables: Coal is everything to us. Without coal, our factories will become idle, our foundries and workshops be still as the grave; the locomotive will…
Author: Bill
The Son of Man is Given His Kingdom
May 25 was Ascension Day, where we remember on the church calendar the ascension of Jesus recorded in Acts 1:6-11: So when they had come together, they asked him, “Lord, will you at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?” He said to them, “It is not for you to know times or seasons that…
Markets, Not the Governing Elite, Secure Life, Liberty, and Prosperity
A recent article by the Niskanen Center tries to make the case that regulations should be considered beneficial unless proven otherwise. The thing is is that we don’t need data to understand whether the effects caused by regulation are on balance good or bad. Liberty tells us that the cumulative effect of regulations will be…
Restrictions on Free Trade will Cost Texans Dearly
Last spring, the Texas Legislature passed a law that will force taxpayers to pay up to 20 percent more for some public projects. In Washington, D.C., a tax is being considered that could increase what Texans pay for insurance. Why would the government do this? The short answer is influence by special interests and a…
Local Government Regulation Tramples Property Rights
“Property owners do not acquire a constitutionally protected vested right in property uses …” – Texas Supreme Court; City of University Park v. Benners, 485 SW 2d 773 (1972). To fully solve the problem of local regulations making Texas cities less and less affordable for the average Texan, delaying construction, and costing Texans jobs, the…
Mindanao 1945
My dad fought in the Philippines during WW II as an infantryman in the 24th Infantry Division. He left some nice memorabilia behind; my son William has really become interested in it lately—you ought to see him with a Japanese fighter pilot’s fur-lined leather helmet strapped to his head! So that got me searching around…
SwampCare 101 – Surprise, Surprise, Surprise
Few things in politics surprise me anymore; I expect to see the unexpected, the absurd, the mind blowing, etc. Still, the fact that the Republicans can’t see that with SwampCare (or RyanCare, or ObamaCare Light, etc.) they are doing the exact same thing that the Democrats did—“we have to pass the bill so that you…
What People Think about Texas Legislature’s Special Session
Look’s like some folks aren’t happy:
Survey about the Texas Legislature’s Special Session
What do you think about the outcome of the Texas Legislature’s special session? Take this survey and see what others think.
The Blessings of Inefficient Government
Below is a table that shows (on line 2) the numbers of bills and joint resolutions, i.e., bills that can become law, that were sent by the Texas Legislature to the governor for his signature by April 24 of the session in question. One thing that obviously stands out is that the Texas Legislature has…