Outside events can change a presidential campaign, a president, and the history of the nation: the Iranian hostage crisis, the bombing of the Marine barracks in Beirut, the downing of the helicopter in Mogadishu, Somalia, the suicide attack on the USS Cole, and, of course, the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.

Limited government, low taxes, controlled spending and debt, and a restrained regulatory environment make Texas work.

I've spent the better part of my career in politics and public policy working on and fighting for education reforms.

Reasonable people can reasonably disagree on policy.

Debates require a lot of hard work and preparation. If you try to wing it, it shows.

A messy participatory process is representative democracy at its best.

Defending birthright citizenship is about being on the right side of liberty. The 14th Amendment is a great legacy of the Republican Party.