Barry Goldwater

You Can Legislate Morality. Ask Anyone Who's Tried to Avoid Picking Up After Their Dog.

​I have been thinking a lot lately about dog shit. It seems to be the answer to one of my more persistent inner puzzles. Dog shit is a surprisingly deep topic. Dallas enacted a so-called pooper-scooper law in 1997, a moment in local history I remember well, because I got tagged by a city code insp ... More >>

Now's the time to raze Arizona. Here's how you can help.

​I have been thinking a lot lately about dog shit. It seems to be the answer to one of my more persistent inner puzzles. Dog shit is a surprisingly deep topic. Dallas enacted a so-called pooper-scooper law in 1997, a moment in local history I remember well, because I got tagged by a city code insp ... More >>

RIght Cross

Is George W. Bush a conservative? Author Bruce Bartlett doesn't think so,

and saying that cost him his job.

Night Riders

Local musicians play Cupid, offer sexy song suggestions for V-Day

The Lone Ranger

Right, but not quite right, Dallas County Judge Margaret Keliher is reforming county government while infuriating her Republican colleagues

This Week's Day-By-Day Picks

Right, but not quite right, Dallas County Judge Margaret Keliher is reforming county government while infuriating her Republican colleagues

This Week's Day-By-Day Picks

Right, but not quite right, Dallas County Judge Margaret Keliher is reforming county government while infuriating her Republican colleagues

Get on the Bus

For one fellow traveler, the road to an anti-war protest in Washington is paved with good intentions and bad politics

Bench press

A pack of well-heeled lawyers calls for the head of mercurial Dallas Judge John Marshall

Holiday Highlights

A pack of well-heeled lawyers calls for the head of mercurial Dallas Judge John Marshall

Second Coming

A jet-settin', Scotch-sippin' Robert Tilton washes up in South Florida--and he still wants your money

Mo better

Remembering Mo Udall, a truly decent man