The Vatican very wisely decided what Pope Benedict XVI would be called after he stepped down on February 28: He will be known as Pope Benedict XVI. The 2000 year-old papacy simply did what’s done in the 200 year-old United … Continued

Very soon now, surely before the Republican national convention meets in Tampa at the end of August, Mitt Romney will announce his selection of a running mate. This choice should be made with governing, not politics, in mind. The changed … Continued

Perhaps because Houston was created out of nothing more than the confluence of two bayous, our city has always welcomed anyone and everyone willing to work hard to build the community. And if they did all right for themselves along … Continued

One of Houston’s leading citizens, bearing a name found on many a cherished local institution, once told me, “I’d rather my son became an Eagle Scout than win the Heisman Trophy.” Though sometimes people may chide a clean-living man by … Continued

This coming Friday marks a special anniversary in my life: It was on that date fifty years ago that I began speaking in public. I haven’t stopped since.` The occasion was the Lamar High School speech tournament. I was an … Continued

Just over 30 years ago, Ronald Reagan came to Houston to speak at a Republican Party fundraiser called “A Salute to the Republic”. Halfway between the California governor’s mansion and the White House, Citizen Reagan told the enthusiastic crowd, “Let … Continued

I just spent an amazing week with the Mighty and the Mighty Rich at the 38th annual conclave of the World Economic Forum (WEF). Held in the postcard-perfect Swiss town of Davos, just a schuss away from St Moritz and … Continued

Typically after every scandal (especially in Washington), there is a cry to “tighten the ethics laws.” And so they are tightened, or at least lengthened, to grow more whenever the news media or the opposite party discover a new political … Continued