Texas Sen. Ted Cruz had an interesting answer to a question from Dallas Morning News writer Todd Gillman last week: Q. Is [former Sen. Joseph] McCarthy someone you admire? A. I’m not going to engage in the back and forth and the attacks. Several Democrats have demonstrated a willingness to attack me by name. I’m […]
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Emails from the Right
One of the things we do at the Texas Freedom Network is monitor what far-right groups are telling the activists on their email lists. We wanted to share a sampling of some of the subject lines we’ve seen on recent emails: ‘Marriage Equality’ Spells ‘Marriage Extinction’ (Matt Barber, Liberty Counsel Action) Anti-Jesus Lawyer: Punish Chaplains […]
Why Is Texas Moving Backward on Women's Access to Birth Control?
If, under Griswold, the distribution of contraceptives to married persons cannot be prohibited, a ban on distribution to unmarried persons would be equally impermissible. It is true that, in Griswold, the right of privacy in question inhered in the marital relationship. Yet the marital couple is not an independent entity, with a mind and heart […]
David Barton on 'Just War' Theory: 'We Had to Destroy Indian Tribes' to Civilize Them
Our friends at Right Wing Watch caught a fascinating David Barton radio lecture today on “just war” theory — the concept of when war is morally justified. The far right’s favorite pseudo-historian apparently used the wars against Native Americans as an example. Read the full post from Right Wing Watch (including an audio clip) here, […]
Houston-Area Tea Party Leader Was Fascist Party Member
The head of a Houston-area Tea Party group appears to have been dabbling in extremist right-wing politics for some time and has shared the political stage with various far-right activist and elected leaders in Texas. According to a report in the Texas Tribune, James Ives, president of the Greater Fort Bend County Tea Party, served […]
