Essays about Texas

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Monday, September 8, 2014

There's No Fool Like an Old Fool: The New York Times Just Doesn't Get It When It Comes to the Student Loan Crisis

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Today, the New York Times published an editorial on the Obama administration's efforts to encourage student-loan  servicers to be less ...
Sunday, September 7, 2014

It's All About the Money: Louisiana State University, Coached by Fried Chicken Huckster Les Miles, Whipped Sam Houston State By a Score of 56-0

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Louisiana State University's varsity football program brings big money to the local Baton Rouge economy.  The liquor store not far from ...
Saturday, September 6, 2014

Memo to Parents: For God's Sake, Don't Borrow Money to Pay For Your Kids' College Education

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Are you a parent who is thinking about taking out a loan to pay for your child's college education? Before you do, read Murphy v. Educat...
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Friday, September 5, 2014

The Fed's Easy Redemption Plan for Student-Loan Borrowers in Default: Another Sign that the Federal Student Loan Program is a Train Wreck

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All of us know people who appeared to radiate good health, but in reality they were terminally ill. Maybe we had a friend with clogged arter...
Tuesday, August 19, 2014

I seldom agree with the New York Times, but when I do, I like to drink a Dos Esquis: Felony charges against Texas Governor Rick Perry

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I seldom agree with the New York Times , but when I do, I like to drink a Dos Esquis.  Unfortunately, I couldn't find a Dos Esquis in m...
Friday, August 15, 2014

Never Mind! Maybe we don't need to turn our local police departments into paramilitary tactical units

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Remember Gilda Radner's "Never Mind!" routine on those long-ago Saturday Night Live skits? Gilda played the part of an elderl...
Monday, August 11, 2014

For what cause would I send my own children or grandchildren to die overseas? Genocide in Iraq

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As my small band of readers know, I have two blogs: a blog on Catholicism and culture and a blog on the federal student loan program. Occasi...