Private Property Rights
January 13th, 2014
“Conservatives are persuaded that private property and freedom are closely linked.” Kirk’s seventh principle of conservatism will not find many objections among conservatives. Private property ownership—and with it...
January 9th, 2013
As Commissioner of the Texas General Land Office, Jerry Patterson is tasked with a wide variety of responsibilities to the people of Texas. Many of these responsibilities are not well known so I sat down with Commissioner...
April 25th, 2013
The Northwest Ordinance—adopted in 1787 by the Congress of the Confederation and passed again by Congress in 1789 after the ratification of the U.S. Constitution to govern the Northwest Territories, which included modern day...
January 12th, 2011
Texas' longest serving governor, Rick Perry, addressed the opening session of the Texas Legislature. In this speech, he declared two emergencies facing Texas and called for priority action on these issues. The first being...