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Alexis de Tocqueville on Booty Shorts
Behold, the Booty Shorts In a recent outing with my daughter, we stopped by a high-end clothing store for teens and young adults. The clothes are much too “old” for my 6th grader who, because of her...
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Thanks for the Memories
The National World War II Museum in New Orleans is worth the trip to the Big Easy. The beignets, muffalettas, and poboys are just lagniappe. This spring break, I took my children as part of a...
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Music in the Digital Age; or Why My Walkman Was Better than Your iPod!
My little son was working on some Lego creation the other day, singing softly a song that sounded vaguely familiar. I asked him what he was singing and he said he didn’t know, but he sang a little...
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Three Similarities between Thatcher and Obama
This week marks the funeral of Margaret Thatcher. Leaders from all over the world will be in attendance, including our own. Though the two never knew each other, never met, and were from different...
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You Must Send this to Five Friends…Or Else. This is Not a Joke!
Failed to Return Chain Letter I miss the 1970s. I realize I probably romanticize my childhood, but the dawn of the computer revolution was a magical time. Computers were in their infancy and wouldn’t...
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Fear and Ignorance at the NRA Convention
The National Rifle Association is holding its annual meeting in Houston this weekend. It’s about twenty minutes from where I sit. I won’t be going. That’s not a political statement. To the...
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Obama and the Burden of American Constitutionalism
POTUS or POTESTAS I’ve heard him say it more than twice now, and I’m starting to think there is something to it. I’m not a paranoid conservative. Nor do I hate liberals. I prefer, like Reagan, to...
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Three Reasons Why Star Trek Endures
In the realm of science fiction, there is a big divide between Trekkers and Star Wars fans. I consider myself the latter, and always enjoyed the more mystical, quasi-religious elements of Star Wars...
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Thanks for the Memories: A Memorial Day Repost
The National World War II Museum in New Orleans is worth the trip to the Big Easy. The beignets, muffalettas, and poboys are just lagniappe. I took my children as part of a continuing endeavor to...
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Angels Through the Flames
It was a bad day. It’s not clear if they were on the roof when it collapsed or under it. It doesn’t matter right now. Four Houston firefighters are gone, killed in a struggle with a monstrous...
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Can We Still Look to Washington?
I love teaching students about the American Founding. I like the philosophical debates over the nature of liberty and necessity of government. I like the use of pen and paper as weapons in a war of...
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Mr. Guillory Goes to Washington?
If you don’t know the name Elbert Guillory, you should. He’s a senator in the Louisiana state legislature and the only African-American Republican in Louisiana since Reconstruction. He’s always been...
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Four Things Every American Should Know about Independence Day
Most people know that the Fourth of July – Independence Day – is a celebration of America’s separation from Great Britain. July 4th, 1776 marks the beginning of the United States. It’s like our...
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Honor the Texas Flag
Texans love to remind people that we were once an independent republic. We throw that around a lot. People from California, Hawaii, and even Vermont like to push back that they too were once sovereign...
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Trial, Error, and the Rule of Law
Ah, democracy. Americans like to extol its virtues, but often forget the dangers. It turns out that the major problem with rule by the people is, well, rule by the people. It was a problem the...
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The Community Organizer is Back
When Senator Obama was running for the nation’s highest office, his list of resume enhancers included the nebulous position of “community organizer.” Nobody really knew what the heck that meant, only...
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Countries that Drive on the Wrong Side of the Road: An Evolutionary Theory
Blue Countries Drive the Wrong Way Only about 10% of the world’s automobiles drive on the “wrong” side of the road. I had my first experience with the British system in the Cayman Islands this...
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On Fatherhood and Foreign Policy
I have two children at home, a boy and a girl. They’re good kids. Thankfully they’ve grown past the baby state of diapers, bottles, and hand-holding. They’ve entered the more independent state of...
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Texas, Ted Cruz, and the Tea Party
So, have you heard about Ted Cruz? Apparently he is the most despised man in America. Even his own party hates him. The CNN text updates on my phone confirm this daily. You probably also know that...
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Farewell to Blockbuster
Blockbuster is calling it quits. That probably doesn’t mean anything to the Millennial Generation, born in a world of streaming video, Netflix, and Redbox. For those us labeled as Generation X,...
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