Bernie Sanders told us that the US economic system is rigged against the poor. Sanders chose to ignore that the United States is the land of immigrants. The one-way flow of people into the United States has been steady since the 19th century.  That is so because our economic system has provided a living for […]

In 2009, Texas put in place a public education assessment and accountability system that, when fully implemented, was rated the most rigorous in the nation and represented the first to require that a high school diploma truly represented postsecondary (college and career) readiness.  Unfortunately, the pushback from the education establishment was immediate and relentless, resulting […]

My friend, Houston attorney Mack Gibson, submitted the following very thoughtful guest essay which recently appeared in the Galveston Daily News.  It’s pretty good advice in this election year.  I thought you would enjoy it.   PLAIN TALK CAN BRING US TOGETHER By: Malcolm D. Gibson Relationships can jump the track. By the time you […]

By Courtney Boswell, Executive Director, Texas Institute for Education Reform Nobody can top the late, great Dr. Seuss when it comes to expressing the importance of being able to read: “The more you read, the more things you will know. The more you learn, the more places you’ll go.” The opposite is also true. As […]

 I am pleased to include in this issue the following guest essay from David Ikenberry, Professor of Finance and Associate Dean for Executive Programs of the College of Business, The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, who brings unique perspective on hedge funds and their particular role in the recent financial meltdown. It’s funny when you […]

I am pleased to include the following commentary and pass along an invitation to the 23rd Public Conference of The Texas Lyceum Association, an organization of which I am proud to have been a founding Director 28 years ago as well as a Past Chairman.  The Texas Lyceum continues to perform a commendable service to the […]