TEXAS VIEW: Is Texas a place where people can live, work and thrive?
For the first time, Texas was last in the nation for quality of life, and it slid out of the top five best states...
ROMANO: Biden’s crisis of confidence continues
Almost two years after the botched U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in Aug. 2021, wherein President Joe Biden arbitrarily opted for a rapid drawdown of...
OUR VIEW: Lots of good going on around town
The opening this week of phase 1 of Odessa College’s Downtown project showed us a first class space that will be a fun gathering...
GUEST VIEW: The case for Permian optimism
By Dr. George Nnanna
A recent national news article questioned Midland’s willingness to invest in itself. Instead of arguing with the author, I want to...
ESTRICH: Ron DeSantis’ problem
Ron DeSantis began the pre-primary season in about as commanding a position as a challenger could be. He was the guy to watch, the...
STOSSEL: Free to try stuff
By John Stossel
Politicians have big plans for us.
President Joe Biden repeatedly says, “I have a plan for that.”
“I alone can fix it,” shouted President...
GUEST VIEW: The clowns continue to run the circus
By Ronnie Lewis
It’s 105 degrees outside and your air conditioner just went out. Are you going to call your buddy that has never repaired...
NATIONAL VIEW: America’s Choice: Immigration or bust
The U.S. has a people problem. The birth rate has been sliding for years, and it’s about to translate into a shrinking labor force....
SULLUM: Why Israelis are taking to the streets
On Monday, the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, enacted a relatively modest law that restricts judicial power. The bill bars the Israeli Supreme Court from overturning...
TEXAS VIEW: Abbott’s razor wire is maiming migrants
There’s a reason Native Americans called barbed wire the “devil’s rope.”
The cruel embrace of the spikes offered 19th century settlers the solution they’d been...