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Sowell, Cruz, and the happy minority

Thomas Sowell wrote a two-part column last week taking Senator Ted Cruz to task for advancing his own interests at the cost of the conservative movement and Republican Party.  (Part I here, Part II here.)  It’s mostly about the political

Rick Santelli: Tea Party Are Those Who 'Carry the Water'

Rick Santelli: Tea Party Are Those Who 'Carry the Water'

Five years after his “rant heard around the world” spawned what is now known as the Tea Party movement, CNBC’s Rick Santelli appeared on Breitbart News Sunday on Sirius XM Patriot channel 125 and said the energy from 2009 has

Young Libertarian PAC Wants to Join 2014 Elections

Young Libertarian PAC Wants to Join 2014 Elections

A PAC that views itself as youth-driven and grass-roots called the Liberty Action Fund is planning on throwing its support behind former Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas  and other like-minded candidates. The Liberty Action Fund is an offshoot of Young Americans

Sen. Cruz Endorses Konni Burton for Texas Senate

Sen. Cruz Endorses Konni Burton for Texas Senate

Friday morning Senator Ted Cruz announced his endorsement of Konni Burton to succeed Democrat Wendy Davis in Texas Senate District 10. Burton worked as a key grassroots leader for Cruz in Texas, playing an integral part in the much lauded

Sen. Cruz: The American Renaissance is Beginning

Sen. Cruz: The American Renaissance is Beginning

While standing in the symbolic birthplace of the Texas energy industry, Spindletop Boomtown Museum, Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) formally announced his “American Energy Renaissance Act” to help promote energy independence through increased oil and natural gas production with strong limits

Sen. Cruz: 'House of Cards' Caricature Laughable

Sen. Cruz: 'House of Cards' Caricature Laughable

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) said he could only laugh at what could be Hollywood’s “caricature” of him in season two of Netflix’s House of Cards. Appearing on The Michael Berry Show on Wednesday, Cruz said that he has watched season

Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee Wants Grants for Jobless

Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee Wants Grants for Jobless

Extended unemployment benefits expired in December 2013 after Republicans in the House blocked an extension of the program. Texas Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee has proposed new bills that she claimed in a statement, “would not be necessary had the House adopted the amendment

Sarah Palin Endorses Katrina Pierson

Sarah Palin Endorses Katrina Pierson

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin endorsed fierce Texas conservative Katrina Pierson in her underdog bid to primary incumbent Rep. Pete Sessions (R-TX) in Texas’s 32nd congressional district. Palin called Pierson a “feisty fighter” who is “an emerging leader and important

Gut Check: Why I Hate Stories

Gut Check: Why I Hate Stories

Last Sunday, the New York Post ran a piece on a book on the real story behind the Kitty Genovese killing–the story of a young woman who was brutally raped and murdered in March 1964 while her neighbors did nothing,