March 14, 2021, 6:01am Columns
In 1997, I became a teen parent. Without access to resources to care for my newborn, I was connected with the state’s Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program, called WorkFirst. The program provided me with modest cash assistance of $440 per month. Although my budget was tight, TANF ensured I… Read story
March 14, 2021, 6:01am Columns
As a pandemic hijacked the nation’s attention, we pushed aside other, even bigger problems. But now that COVID-19 is being cornered, the crisis of climate change is returning to page one. Read story
March 13, 2021, 6:01am Columns
In less than two months in the White House, Joe Biden has shown the difference an activist president can make. Read story
March 12, 2021, 6:01am Columns
My brother-in-law died of hogwash. Read story
March 11, 2021, 6:01am Columns
White House press briefings are no longer must-see TV. With former President Donald Trump gone, if you want to watch the daily briefings, you can’t just turn on cable news networks that rely on ratings. In President Joe Biden’s White House, C-SPAN is your safe bet. Read story
March 10, 2021, 6:01am Columns
If he hasn’t already, President Joe Biden may come to regret using the word “Neanderthal” to describe decisions by a couple of Southern governors to drop their states’ mask mandates. Read story
March 9, 2021, 6:01am Columns
Late last month, after Tarrant County Judge Glen Whitley renewed the county mask order and told me he hoped he’d be in a position to lift it by July 4, I doubted that many Texans would wait that long. Read story
March 8, 2021, 6:01am Columns
Forty years ago this week, in my first column on the Viewpoints page of The Dallas Morning News, I suggested the Democrats might more effectively challenge President Ronald Reagan by replacing their old-style congressional leaders, House Speaker Thomas P. (Tip) O’Neill and Senate Leader Robert Byrd. Read story
March 8, 2021, 6:01am Columns
No, Dr. Seuss hasn’t been “canceled.” Read story
March 7, 2021, 6:02am Columns
To be honest, you wouldn’t be happy about it either. Read story
