The Texas State Board of Education (SBOE) is currently deliberating on the restructuring of the Texas high school curriculum. House Bill 5, adopted by the Texas Legislature in the 2013 session, provides multiple pathways to a Texas high school diploma that include routes to industry certification leading to meaningful 21st century jobs in addition […]
Archives for January 2014
The Pope as Economist and Reformer
Let me be clear up front: I generally like what I see in Pope Francis. He is no John Paul II in terms of gravitas, leadership charisma, or intellectual depth and he differs from Benedict XVI in his theological depth and his priorities, but he is very refreshing in his style of leadership as what […]
Mandela–One for the Ages
Upon the death of Nelson Mandela, National Review noted that he had unmatched moral authority among world leaders, a view with which I agree, and I think one would be hard pressed to name a 20th century leader more revered in his time. In watching and listening to the coverage of his life in the […]
Obamacare vs. the Nuns
How would you like to be the attorney who is directed to sue the Little Sisters of the Poor? Not a fun assignment and it’s interesting that Obama’s Attorney General has chosen this particular organization as the opponent in the enforcement of the mandate for abortion and contraception coverage under ObamaCare. I think it illustrates […]
Total Collapse in the Middle East
As we begin the new year, we are greeted by the news that, after a three-day battle, Al Qaeda-affiliated militants (remember them, the people we have had “on the run” for the past two years?) have captured the western Iraq city of Fallujah, and raised their flag over government buildings that were previously secured by […]