VERN’S VIEW: Today’s conservatives don’t live up to principles
“Disposed to preserving existing conditions and institutions…” Thus does Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary define the word…
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VERN’S VIEWS: The sum of the cronies
If you’re going to talk about cronies, you have to start with the ultimate crony…
Corporate America has taken over government
Periodically over 2½ years, I have described the elements of the conservative movement to usurp…
VERN’S VIEWS: Educating the Third World
Editor’s note: This is the third and final installment of Turner’s series about his recent…
VERN’S VIEWS: More from Uganda — the Mountains of the Moon
Editor’s note: This is the second of Turner’s three-part series on his visit to Uganda….
VERN’S VIEWS: Uganda a tourism treat, lesson in human relations
Writing about an emerging nation cannot be condensed into a few hundred words, so I’ll…
VERN’S VIEW: Reason applied to life in America
Evolution has given us all a great gift — our brain. It took more than…
VERN’S VIEW: The destruction of reason
The recent expostulating of GOP presidential contender Rick Santorum exposes his inner workings and how…
VERN’S VIEW: It scares me to think about it
Editor’s note: This is the conclusion to the column started last week. The Republicans are…
VERN’S VIEW: It’s hard to watch the fear-mongering
Watching television news is getting more difficult. Objectivity is destroyed by pundits from both sides…
VERN’S VIEWS: Desperation ruins intelligent dialogue
Someone once said all politics are local. The politics in my town are decidedly conservative…
VERN’S VIEW: Handling GOP’s altered reality
Blogger Mark Sumner recently summarized the Republican Party and its crumbling legitimacy for representing the…
VERN’S VIEW: What would President Gore do?
The three branches of our government have unique duties under the Constitution. The separation of…
VERN’S VIEWS: Plutocrats unraveling democracy
Last year, I wrote about the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on Citizens United v. Federal…
VERN’S VIEWS: Dear Republicans, I’m your friend — really!
Even though I usually write about progressive opinions, I can’t in good conscience ignore my…
VERN’S VIEWS: The accurate take on Obama
While watching the Republican candidates fight like hungry dogs about who will most certainly lose…
VERN’S VIEWS: The real value of teachers
The Jan. 15 Austin American-Statesman published a piece by New York Times writer Nicholas Kristoff…
VERN’S VIEWS: What competition looks like in 2012
In the Jan. 3 Washington Post, Harold Meyerson summarizes what passes for President Barack Obama’s…
VERN’S VIEW: Don’t blame capitalism for economy
Ray Carey, author of "Democratic Capitalism: The Way to a World of Peace and Plenty,"…
A LIBERAL VIEW OF THINGS: What have we learned from Iraq?
Now that our troops are finally out of Iraq, we must assess what we’ve learned…
A LIBERAL VIEW OF THINGS: Confessions and truth about politics
Lobbyist Jack Abramoff, who was recently released from prison, said in a recent interview the…
A LIBERAL VIEW OF THINGS: School lunch systems need closer look
Editor’s note: Turner’s column this week is about school districts in general. The Marble Falls…
A LIBERAL VIEW OF THINGS: Holiday gifts to those who deserve them
It’s time to park the sleigh and dig deeply into the bag of gifts and…
A LIBERAL VIEW OF THINGS: A virtual assault on real education
After reading an interesting piece in the Dec. 5 issue of "The Nation" about the…