Strike against Iran encapsulates the Trump doctrine

My young family and I were in Israel when the Israel Defense Forces and Mossad began their offensive operations against Iran on June 13, commencing what President Donald Trump has since called the “12-Day War.”Although the Mossad’s intelligence and the IDF’s rapid establishment of air superiority...

Posting the Ten Commandments does not establish a religion

When Texas Gov. Greg Abbott was serving as his state’s attorney general in 2005, he appeared before the Supreme Court to argue Van Orden v. Perry.

The political footprint of ‘settled science’

Last week, science writer Christopher Plain published a story in the online magazine The Debrief about fossilized human footprints found in a desiccated lakebed in White Sands, New Mexico. According to the article, radiocarbon dating places the age of the footprints at 23,000 years old.

Israel’s stunning victory over Iran -- and two lies debunked

EDITOR’S NOTE: Josh Hammer is off this week. We hope readers will enjoy the following guest column by Ben Shapiro.Last week, Israel finally unleashed its firepower against Iran’s nuclear program in a devastating feat of intelligence work, technological competence and war planning.

Stained-glass window preservation at St. Mary’s Episopal Church

Many thanks to the Dispatch Record and Alex Randolph for the feature story a few weeks ago on the restoration of the stained-glass windows at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church.

Candidate for ag commissioner

Many in town probably don’t know this, but one of Lampasas’ own citizens just threw his hat into the ring as a candidate for Texas Agriculture Commissioner in 2026.

Federal grant funding is crucial to science research

I’m a scientist from Kempner, Texas.

GAO: $2.8 trillion in estimated improper payments since FY 2003

AHouse subcommittee held a hearing April 16, 2024, that revealed some remarkable problems with federal spending.

The government has failed at fatherhood

The government spent decades trying to make fathers unnecessary. The failure of that experiment put society on the longterm path to collapse.Father’s Day was Sunday. It’s much less popular than Mother’s Day for a sad reason. Fewer fathers are involved in their children’s lives.

How Democrats can stop alienating young men

Last November, Donald Trump soundly defeated Kamala Harris among young men 18 to 29 years old, racking up about 56% of their votes, according to the Associated Press.