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My Artificial Intelligence grows weary

My Artificial Intelligence grows weary

My Artificial Intelligence grows weary

Victor Joecks
Monday, September 22, 2025
I’ll be a lot more worried about AI when it stops acting like a lazy child.For the last several months, I’ve been kicking around a book idea. The biggest hurdle isn’t the writing or even the daunting task of creating a way to ensure someone else actually reads it.
Teetering on the edge of the abyss

Teetering on the edge of the abyss

Teetering on the edge of the abyss

Laura Hollis
Monday, September 22, 2025
At this writing, it has been about a week since young conservative activist Charlie Kirk was gunned down at a rally on the campus of Utah Valley University in front of his wife and hundreds of attendees.In the days since, 22-year-old Tyler Robinson allegedly confessed to his father that he...
Residents gather to recognize the freedoms that conservative speaker Charlie Kirk championed across the nation and to pray for strength and corporate healing after his assassination last week. ERICK MITCHELL | DISPATCH RECORD

Residents gather to recognize the freedoms that conservative speaker Charlie Kirk championed across the nation and to pray for strength and corporate healing after his assassination last week. ERICK MITCHELL | DISPATCH RECORD

Vigil honors legacy of Turning Point USA founder

News Staff
Thursday, September 18, 2025
Hundreds of area residents, perhaps more than a thousand, gathered Monday night at the Lampasas County Courthouse for a candlelight vigil organized over the weekend to honor the legacy of slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk.This was not a protest event. It was not a political rally.
The martyrdom of my friend Charlie Kirk

The martyrdom of my friend Charlie Kirk

The martyrdom of my friend Charlie Kirk

Josh Hammer
Monday, September 15, 2025
It is difficult enough to write about the most high-profile political assassination in this country since the Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy killings of 1968. It is considerably more difficult to do so when the victim was a personal friend.
The very troubled Sen. Tim Kaine

The very troubled Sen. Tim Kaine

The very troubled Sen. Tim Kaine

Terence P. Jeffrey
Monday, September 15, 2025
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.”At his confirmation hearing in the Senate Foreign...
Constitution authorizes National Guard deployment

Constitution authorizes National Guard deployment

Constitution authorizes National Guard deployment

Josh Hammer
Monday, September 8, 2025
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

News Staff
Monday, September 8, 2025
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.If...
In defense of praying after tragedy

In defense of praying after tragedy

In defense of praying after tragedy

Victor Joecks
Monday, September 8, 2025
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

A lesson from Canada for New York City

A lesson from Canada for New York City

Laura Hollis
Monday, September 8, 2025
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.
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