Why is America so polarized? I can tell you

Ihad a different column planned for this week -- on the same topic that’s in the title. But not five minutes before I sat down to write it, I heard that conservative commentator Charlie Kirk had been shot in the neck at a speaking event in Utah.

The very troubled Sen. Tim Kaine

President Donald Trump has nominated Riley Barnes to serve as the assistant secretary of state for the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, which is dedicated to helping “advance individual liberty and democratic freedoms around the world.

Constitution authorizes National Guard deployment

Donald Trump’s proposal to deploy the National Guard to crime-overrun blue cities like Chicago and Baltimore has been met with howls of outrage from the usual suspects. For many liberal talking heads and Democratic officials, this is simply the latest evidence of Trump’s “authoritarianism.

Trespassing at local business

Re: Kids trespassing into local businesses and are NOT paying customers.No, it’s not OK and can lead to being asked to leave under Texas law, because McDonald’s is a private business, and its property is for paying customers, not for children to run around and play without making a purchase.

In defense of praying after tragedy

Those who denigrate prayer after mass shootings reveal their own ignorance. On Wednesday, a man fired more than 100 rounds into a Catholic church in Minneapolis. He was targeting students attending a back-to-school Mass. Tragically, he killed two children and injured 18 others.

A lesson from Canada for New York City

The lovely ladies at Twitchy.com brought to their readers’ attention last week a complaint from Canadian citizen Glen McGregor, who posted on X that he injured his knee playing softball and will need an MRI, but the province of Ontario requires that he get an ultrasound first.OK, fair enough.

President has authority to fire Lisa Cook

Last Monday, President Donald Trump moved to fire Lisa Cook, a Bidennominated member of the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors. He moved to fire Cook for “cause.

Trump’s biggest immigration win yet

Solving America’s illegal immigration crisis didn’t require amnesty -- just better leadership.Last week, the Center for Immigration Studies released a study showing America’s foreign-born population dropped by 2.2 million from January to July. While the number of naturalized U.S.

Censure of district clerk at meeting was not appropriate

After reading the Aug. 15, 2025 Lampasas Dispatch Record article entitled, “Commissioners Court sets proposed tax rate,” I feel compelled to write this letter of support for District Clerk Edith Harrison.

The Cracker Barrel backpedal

The Cracker Barrel chain of restaurants has backed off the disastrous plan it had to revamp the classic logo, which had featured an elderly white man in overalls (“Old Timer” or “Uncle Herschel”) leaning on a barrel.