Today’s show: If you’re a progressive and support Ron Paul, do it with your eyes open. From his newsletters to his new world order conspiracy theories to his opposition to the entire social safety net, he’s wrong almost across the board. Plus, Texas Senate candidate Ted Cruz has a petition to end the war on Christmas, so we’re in...

In the Chron: It just wouldn’t be the Christmas season without a group of religious conservatives barricading themselves behind a creche on the grounds of a courthouse somewhere. This year, that courthouse is in Athens, Texas — seat of Henderson County — and the Athenians are in full martyr mode: The hope for this is to bring together as many evangelical...

On today’s show: A tribute to Christopher Hitchens (including some of his greatest hits). Listen here.

In the Chron: Are you Fed Up! with our comrade-in-chief’s attacks on faith? Have trouble comprehending what’s generally referred to as “the news?” Understand intuitively that the War on Christmas is real? Do you remember what pre-Obama America was like — before he issued an executive order converting all houses of worship (except Jeremiah Wright’s...

Jamin, Scott & Jacob from Occupy Houston came by the studio and talked about divesting from big banks, Michel Moore’s expected appearance, jazz hands & what’s next for the movement. Plus, Dallas has 10x more occupiers than Houston – my idea for attracting participants with the prospect of sexytime. We also finished out pledge drive...

Texas’ most evidence-based governor ever, Rick Perry, put the smackdown on those lazy Occupy Wall Street losers last Friday: “I don’t know if it can be proved up or not,” Mr. Perry conceded, “the young man’s name was Jeremy and he was 38 years old. But he said, ‘We got here at 9 o’clock, and those people, this was in Toronto, I think Bay Street...