The Iranian threat continues

The late Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein was an evil man, who ran an evil regime that did evil things. But in the years leading up to the second Iraq war, the U.S. government did not do a good job watching him.

‘Moral equivalence’ argument reflects hatred of Israel

Moral equivalence has two purposes: One is to enable the morally confused to hide their confusion. The other is to enable the immoral to hide their immorality. Here are two examples as applied to the Israeli-Arab conflict.

German Nazism’s successor: Islam

In every generation they arise to annihilate us.” That statement appears in the Haggadah, the book read from at the Passover Seder. The book is about 1,000 years old; the statement is more than 2,000 years old. A generation or two ago, it was the Nazis who arose to annihilate the Jews.

Whom has the US government betrayed?

In the aftermath of Hamas’ horrific attack on Israel and the barbaric kidnappings, torture and slaughter of hundreds of civilians, Jews across the world are asking hard questions about whom they can truly count on.

‘Yes’ votes needed on Propositions 1 and 9

Dear Editor and Lampasas voters, I respectfully ask you to seriously consider voting “YES” for two of the upcoming Constitutional Amendments. 1. Proposition 1. This is referred to as “The Right to Farm & Ranch in Texas.

Recommendations on constitutional amendments

Texas has 14 proposed constitutional amendments on its statewide ballots. These propositions were passed during the 88th Texas Legislature by twothirds of the House and Senate members. Now they go before Texas voters on Nov.

Schumer delivers millions of dollars to cast shade on New York

Democratic Sen. Chuck Schumer of New York may serve as the Senate majority leader, but the press releases he posts on his official Senate website do not tend to focus on national issues. They focus instead on spending federal money -- in New York.

Support Proposition 9

I have taught at Lampasas High School for many years, loving the students, the school and the community. As a retired teacher, I would like to join with retired teachers of Texas in asking you to vote for Proposition 9, a cost-ofliving raise for retired teachers.

House Republicans must unite to be effective

Even on a good day,” Senator John Kennedy (R-Louisiana) said, “most Americans look at Washington, D.C., and they ask themselves, ‘How did these people make it through the birth canal?’ That’s on a good day.

Julius Malema and the malevolence of Marxism

Over the past few weeks, England’s Daily Mail has published several articles about the growing political unrest in South Africa and the rise of Julius Malema, head of the Economic Freedom Fighters, an expressly “Marxist-Leninist” party calling for “seizure of private property without compensation”...