On today’s show, we’ll talk to Texas House member Debbie Riddle (R-Tomball) about her proposal to replicate Arizona’s immigration law here. Watch the webcast between 3-4 CST. Update: Rep. Riddle says that the reason minority communities don’t support her legislation is that their leaders won’t tell them to get off welfare and pull...

In today’s chron, which you can read in full here: The descendants of immigrants — immigrants who first came here illegally, massacred, and evicted the native inhabitants — will soon be rounding up the native inhabitants’ descendants demanding proof that they are here legally. Makes perfect...

From today’s chron, which you can read here: Alabama GOP gubernatorial hopeful Tim James says that in his state, English is the only language spoken (which will come as quite a surprise if you’ve ever been to Alabama — that was English?).  When James is governor, he promises, business at the DMV will be conducted only in native Alabaman: ...

Last week, Judge Barbara Crabb ruled that the National Day of Prayer — first established by Congress in 1952 — is unconstitutional. It’s pretty simple: The first amendment prohibits the government from establishing religion. The National Day of Prayer, established by the government, is an inherently religious exercise. Thus, it is...

In the Chron today: It makes perfect sense that the Haitian earthquake would be explained by a superstitious religious fundamentalist like Pat Robertson as the wrath of an angry God. And of course an underdeveloped snake oil salesman like Imam Sedighi believes the earth shakes because men are able to see womens’ ankles. The rest — including...