Following what has been going on with the University of Texas football team and its theme song “The Eyes of Texas” has been a remarkable window into the worst of college football. Universi
Naomi Klein’s essay on why Texans have turned the Green New Deal into a monstrous specter of evil that will somehow destroy the libertarian paradise of their minds is well worth reading. Here
The mayor of Colorado City, Texas seems nice: Residents turned to a community Facebook group to ask whether the small town planned to open warming shelters, while others wondered if firefighters could
Rich right-wing Texans have taken over Colorado ski towns. This is pretty well known and bemoaned throughout the West. And while you can certainly argue that Crested Butte’s attempts to kick out
When I was reading Andrew Sandoval-Strausz’s book Barrio America in preparation for the podcast with him, I noticed he mentioned a 1961 film titled Dallas at the Crossroads. Narrated by Walter C
Even the indestructible can be brought to its knees in this hellyear. Like many people, Purrington believed Twinkies are basically immortal, although the official shelf life is 45 days. He removed a T
It’s certainly true that the Washington *spit* Redskins and Cleveland Indians badly need to change their names. But let’s not sleep on one of the most offensive names in all of sports, the
This is the grave of Ralph Yarborough. Born in 1903 in Chandler, Texas, Yarborough received an appointment to West Point, but dropped out, deciding to go into teaching instead. He transferred to Sam H