The Liberty Café

Since Republicans took full control of Texas government 19 years ago, grassroots Texans have grown ever more vocal in demanding results from policymakers. Michael Quinn Sullivan joins us this week on Episode 51 of the Liberty Café for the second of a two part look at our recent successes and failures and the future of …

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Since Republicans took full control of Texas government 19 years ago, grassroots Texans have grown ever more vocal in demanding results from policymakers. Michael Quinn Sullivan joins us this week on Episode 50 of the Liberty Café for the first of a two part look at our recent successes and failures and the future of …

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Too many Americans today are turning to civil government as their god. On this week’s Liberty Café, we complete a two-part series on the purpose and roles of government to help us turn to Him who ordained government for His glory and our good.

Too many Americans today are turning to civil government as their god. On this week’s Liberty Café, we begin a two-part series on the purpose and roles of government to help us turn to Him who ordained government for His glory and our good.

Whether it is transgender children, mask mandates, or heavy government regulation, society today is embracing a lot of crazy ideas. Today, on Episode 47 of the Liberty Café, we examine the role that “experts”–and our willingness to listen to them–is playing in the downfall of our culture.

It wasn’t that long ago that conversations in Republican and conservative circles would eventually circle back to the concepts of limited government and free markets. On this week’s Liberty Café, we examine how the conversation has shifted at the federal level and in Texas toward using Big Government to promote “conservative” solutions rather than letting …

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Governors Gregg Abbott and Ron DeSantis are in a battle. Part of that battle is seeing which one can attract more voters in the upcoming Republican presidential primary. But in Episode 45 of the Liberty Café, we take a look at the bigger battle they are engaged in as “lesser magistrates” standing between the power …

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Republicans have wasted a good portion of the 19 years they have been in charge of Texas government. On Episode 44 of the Liberty Café, we take a look at the role stupidity has played in their poor performance.

Twenty years ago Texas began its experiment allowing competition in the electricity market. Despite its great successes, it looks like competition may succumb to fearful politicians and rent-seeking generators and Wall Street bankers. On Episode 34 of the Liberty Cafe, we examine how and why all this happened.

Dealing with the Great Texas Blackout of 2021 was near the top of the to do list for Texas Legislators this session. This week on the Liberty Café we take a look how the Texas Legislature failed to deal with both the causes and the fallout of the blackout–though we’ll suggest different reasons than are …

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