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The Great Wall of Technology
Donald Trump promised to build a “great, great wall on our southern border” and force Mexico to pay for it. But it is starting to look less like the Great Wall of China and more like the Great Wall of...
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R.G.’s Roundup: Trump, Protests, and ‘the Enemy’ of the People
In the years before the Civil War, U.S. Senator Sam Houston and future president Abraham Lincoln each delivered famous speeches on the politics of slavery, and both drew on the Book of Mark to make a...
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Trump Isn’t the Only Politician Who Wants Texas Voter Data
Requests for states to release voter information following President Donald Trump’s claims of widespread voter fraud have sparked controversy around the country but appear quite common in Texas. On...
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George W. Bush Denounces White Supremacy
Without ever mentioning President Trump by name, former President George W. Bush engaged in the fight for the identity of the Republican Party on Thursday by denouncing ideological trends that have...
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Short-term ‘Wins’ Will Result In Tomorrow’s Losses in NAFTA Negotiations
It’s been nine weeks since renegotiations of the North American Free Trade Agreement kicked off. It was an ambitious agenda for a short period of time, from incorporating the energy and e-commerce...
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What Trump’s Solar Tariffs Mean For Texas
During the last several years, the solar industry in Texas has grown at a rapid pace. Large-scale solar farms have popped up across the state, and just last week, a South Korean energy company broke...
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Trump Pushes Ethnic Guilt by Association with ‘Animals’ Comment
A Houston man driving his children to school on a chilly morning in February 2017 was the first to spot the body of Genesis Cornejo-Alvarado lying on a curb. Believing she had been hit by a car, he...
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How Houston Lost Its Mind Over a Trump Shirt
It’s hard to imagine a safer space in Houston than West University Place. Its unofficial motto is “The Neighborhood City,” and on a sweet spring night that was blessedly cool and clear, with mature...
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H.W. Brands: “We Appreciate Presidents More After They Leave Office”
Not surprisingly, political historian H.W. Brands gets asked with some regularity about how history might treat President Trump. His short answer is that it’s too soon to tell. He’s also often asked...
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