Essays about Texas

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Friday, April 3, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic: Is it time to stock up on canned goods and ammunition?

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On the last day of February, I was attending the annual meeting of the Texas State Historical Association in Austin, Texas. I was thinking a...
Monday, March 30, 2020

God Bless John Prine! "Try to find Jesus on your own"

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The lonesome friends of science say "The world will end most any day." Well, if it does, then that's okay 'Cause I ...
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Thursday, March 26, 2020

"It ain't pretty, and it ain't effective": Expert urges colleges not to assess the quality of online instruction during coronavirus pandemic

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Even before President Trump declared a national emergency, some American colleges and universities  closed their doors, kicked students out ...
Monday, March 23, 2020

This Recession is different: Unemployed Americans should be wary about going to graduate school

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Traditionally, graduate school has been an excellent place to hang out for people who are unemployed or clueless about their life's voca...
Saturday, March 21, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic and broad relief for battered student-loan debtors: Congress needs to go big or go home!

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The coronavirus pandemic rolls along like a tropical storm gathering force in the Gulf of Mexico. Every day, it kills more Americans and...
Thursday, March 19, 2020

Goodbye to all that: The coronavirus will sink many small colleges

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Three presidents of elite colleges--Harvard, M.I.T., and Stanford--published an op-ed essay in the New York Times a few days ago, justifyi...
Tuesday, March 17, 2020

James Howard Kunstler says plant a garden: That's good advice

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Blow up your t.v. throw away your paper Go to the country,  build you a home Plant a little garden eat a lot of peaches Try an...