Dr. William Inboden, Executive Vice President and Provost at the University of Texas at Austin, joined my podcast last week to discuss what’s happening on campus at a pivotal moment for higher education.
Every Friday morning, I join the Cardle & Woolley Show on Talk1370 Radio in Austin to announce the week’s Winners & Losers. There was an overnight deal in the Senate to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security, including the TSA workers, so if the House follows that lead, hopefully, nobody will have to stand in line at the airport to read this issue. Here’s who made the list:
When you watch the news about the latest left-wing protests in America, it’s striking how the protestors seem to be majority female. Is it because women are more passionate about current events… or are we just better at organizing?
Political scientists routinely describe the current division in American politics as “tribal,” as if the seething intensity each side feels for the other is something new. I was born into a family whose political roots run deep, and I can tell you, unequivocally, that politics has always been tribal.
Sherry Sylvester has been working at the nexus of politics and public policy her entire career, She was part of the original campaign and transition teams of Texas Lt. Governor Dan Patrick and she managed his 2018 re-election campaign. She served as the Senior Advisor to Patrick for almost ten years. She is currently a Distinguished Senior Fellow at the Texas Public Policy Foundation, a conservative think-tank.
Earlier in her career, she worked on the other side of the political spectrum, including serving as Communications Director for Democrat U.S. Senate candidate Geraldine Ferraro, the first woman ever nominated for Vice President on a major party ticket. She also worked for David Dinkins, a Democrat and the first African-American elected Mayor of New York City. Sherry served for over a decade as the spokesperson and a strategic advisor to Texans for Lawsuit Reform and has led the charge on other public policy reforms including education, immigration and health care. She brings her broad perspective to a regular podcast, the Sherry Sylvester Show and a weekly newsletter, 9th & Congress – learn more here.
