On affirmative action, legacy admissions, and constitutional process. June 30, 2023 Dear reader, Affirmative action is dead. American universities can no longer explicitly factor race into their admissions decisions. In coming days, much ink will be spilled regarding the Supreme Court’s supposed hatred for minorities. However, affirmative action actually died because the Justices did their job and applied the law as written. In short, the Fourteenth Amendment’s Equal Protecti

June 19, 2023 While driving out to Hurst to play pickleball last weekend, a vibrant display of green and yellow caught my attention on the shoulder of State Highway 121. Located just past the Beach Street exit, this wonder of nature likely stood over two feet tall. It appeared alone amidst the black asphalt—an outgrowth of a crack in the road with no other living thing in sight. As I sped by this natural anomaly, several thoughts raced through my mind. First, this flower has

On family history, service, and sacrifice May 29, 2023 Dear reader, This Memorial Day, I’d like to provide you with some unsolicited family history. Public service runs in my family. My Papa, George (my dad’s dad), served in Wisconsin, England, and France before getting stationed at Carswell Air Force Base in Fort Worth—only a mile from my current abode. The Air Force later moved him and my Grandma, Joyce, to Randolph Air Force Base in the San Antonio area when my dad was eig

On conventional wisdom, success, and the joys of I-30 May 22, 2023 Dear reader, I’ve long said that if you want to discover someone’s true character, ride with them during rush hour on I-35. After one week of commuting to downtown Dallas from west Fort Worth for my internship, I regret to inform you that this adage holds for I-30 as well. You’d have an easier time getting a hit off of New Braunfels graduate and Seattle Mariners pitcher Bryce Miller than getting through Arling

How a couple of short stories helped fix my perspective... May 14, 2023 Dear reader, I’ve taken to reading short stories again. By saying...

A tidbit of testimony... Apr 29, 2023 New Music Friday. For any avid user of Spotify, those words can evoke great excitement—a feeling I...