Matt Mackowiak

Articles by Matt Mackowiak

Op-ed: Rick Perry Surges with New National Platform

Over the past two weeks, one Republican has gained more national attention than any other: Gov. Rick Perry (R-TX). He has been everywhere – appearing on network interviews, headlining Sunday shows, touring the southern border with Fox News’ Sean Hannity, appearing on

Op-ed: Rick Perry Surges with New National Platform

Wendy Davis Prioritizes Teachers' Unions Over Students

Education has become a major issue in the governor’s race, with six months to go. The differing approaches unveiled by the two major candidates for governor tell us a lot. An examination of Democratic state Sen. Wendy Davis’ education reform proposal

Wendy Davis Prioritizes Teachers' Unions Over Students

Wendy Davis' Failure on Ethics Makes for a Glaring Contrast

Texas has a part-time legislature, and inherent in any state with a part-time legislature is the potential for conflicts of interest. Unless a legislator is personally wealthy, they must hold a job, which inevitably leads to their consideration of a

Wendy Davis' Failure on Ethics Makes for a Glaring Contrast

Immigration Reform May Wait until 2017

Our immigration system is broken. Few would disagree. The political debate over immigration reform over the past decade has centered on legalization (also called amnesty) versus border security, and both sides are dug in. Liberals believe they cannot achieve their

Immigration Reform May Wait until 2017

Opinion: No One is Against Equal Pay

Desperate to find a lifeline, the struggling Wendy Davis for Governor campaign, staffed primarily by out-of-state Obama operatives, resurrected a tired national wedge issue: equal pay. After two weeks of hyperventilating media coverage in the Texas media, I presume you

Opinion: No One is Against Equal Pay

Don't Let Them Detroit Virginia

Fight for Tomorrow, a new national Super PAC based in Texas and developed by several conservatives in Virginia and in other states, is launching an advertising campaign intended to impact the Virginia Governor’s race.   Our first ad, “Don’t Let Them Detroit

Don't Let Them Detroit Virginia