Still traveling so not much time to write, but getting ready for a big announcement this weekend. Stay tuned. In the meantime, here’s what’s caught my attention over the past few days. For those who aren’t yet embarrassed by the…
Still traveling so not much time to write, but getting ready for a big announcement this weekend. Stay tuned. In the meantime, here’s what’s caught my attention over the past few days. For those who aren’t yet embarrassed by the…
Having a great time. Here are a few things that have penetrated the haze of red wine and espresso to catch my attention. Google launches self-driving cars in public tests this summer. There’s no environmental disaster quite like a Soviet…
It will be quiet around here for a while. These next two weeks will be consumed with a work/pleasure trip to Europe. That will be followed with another work trip to sunny Canada. Then we’ll be taking a family vacation…
Here are a few highlights from around the web: – A new Pew survey documents the continuing, steep decline of Christian denominations in the US. – And a flashback to a 2011 GOPLifer post, on the rise of Disorganized Religion.…
Late last night Congress passed legislation that keeps the Department of Homeland Security funded – for one week. What does a week accomplish? For Republicans, absolutely nothing. Democrats on the other hand would be content to keep granting one week…
No time for a post, but there’s a lot of interesting stuff out there. A few highlights: Quartz: Why it’s un-American to get rid of AP US history class Washington Post: Marijuana may be even safer than previously thought, researchers…
The best news item of the week comes from a Twitter hashtag. Islamic State militants have launched a new marketing campaign promising to conquer Rome. Italians have filled the feed with travel advice. A few samples: You could lose hours…
Journalists are starting to recognize the overall weakness of the GOP field and the potential of a Cruz candidacy. From the Washington Post this morning, Chris Cillizza, quoting a friend: He said that Sen. Ted Cruz (Tex.) had about the same…
Over the past two decades Texas, specifically Austin, has developed into a legitimate contender to Nashville as the second pole in the music world. Much of the credit for this development comes from an unusually tight cooperation between the state…
As college bowl season cranks up, here’s an interesting random fact. Of the NFL’s 32 teams, 11 have a starting quarterback who played high school or college football in Texas (two from Westlake High if you count the injured Nick…
GOPLifer 