Doggett on War and Peace

Austin Congressman counsels against attack on Syria

"...precipitous and unilateral U.S. action, and demanded that the Obama Administration first seek war authority from Congress...."

Aug. 30, 2013 News Post by Michael King

Point Austin: This Week's War ...

A few irritable speculations, from D.C. to City Hall

"...or imminent threat to the nation." That was Barack Obama on the question of whether the president could, without..."

March 25, 2011 News Column by Michael King

Page Two: By Vote or by Violence

How will naysayers and protesters 'take back the country'? And from whom?

"...Liberals to the left of Obama, radical groups, conspiracy theorists, working-class representatives, the tea party,..."

July 30, 2010 Column by Louis Black

Point Austin: What's Not on the Ballot

The ballot has some choices, but not all choices

"...2002 (and beyond) re-redistricting – until 2010, when the anti-Obama backlash carried Flores to a landslide victory. The latest..."

Oct. 12, 2012 News Column by Michael King

Taking Politics Back to School

State Board of Ed races highlight educational tensions

"...website of martial law sure to come under an Obama administration. Not long after that, she published a book..."

Sept. 17, 2010 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Page Two: The Ways Sisyphus Had It Easy

Consequences of perception

"...and those who hate liberals in general and the Obama administration in particular have the bloodlust upon them as..."

Oct. 8, 2010 Column by Louis Black

This Way to the Big Top!

From budget disaster to hysterical bloodletting, the legislative circus is back in town

"...and so was not expected to withstand a Republican backlash. Other defeats – for example, Patrick Rose of Dripping..."

Jan. 14, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Top 10 Election Stories

Republicans hit the lottery

"...but the intractable recession combined with the tea party backlash produced a double whammy for Democrats, who will be..."

Jan. 7, 2011 News Feature by Michael King

House Districts 47 and 48: Suburbs Flex Muscle

Anti-Obama sentiment motivated Republican voters

"...in these two districts. Contrast that with the 2008 Obamamania election, when 12 of the top vote-getters were in..."

Nov. 12, 2010 News Feature by Lee Nichols

News Ticker: October 4

All the news that's fit to blog

"...Ford cracks up, and Michael Quinn Sullivan is nonplussed. Backlash is on the News Ticker...."

Oct. 4, 2013 News Post by Brandon Watson

Early Voting Starts Strong in Travis

Turnout nearly double previous gubernatorial election

"...What does the higher turnout mean? Obama backlash? Or in liberal Travis County, does it signify..."

Oct. 20, 2010 News Post by Lee Nichols

Battle of the Bathroom Bigots

Austin's "bathroom bill" aims to protect rather than demonize trans residents

"...Then, when the Obama administration intervened with a letter instructing school districts nationwide..."

May 27, 2016 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Point Austin: In Defense of the Public Square

We need to keep rejecting publicly the preposterous notion that ubiquitous guns make us safer

"...villains, and let everyone else guess their intentions. The Backlash Begins..."

Jan. 15, 2016 News Column by Michael King

News Roundup: Marriage (In)equality, Buehler, and the Mayor

Paxton vs. true love; Buehler civil suit dismissed; and more

"...suggestion was his own and not representative of President Obama’s administration. He added that he believed the United States’..."

Feb. 23, 2015 News Post by the News Staff

Extended Q&A With Matthew Dowd

"...probably replicate that across the country. I think Barack Obama is going to benefit from that wave that he's..."

Oct. 24, 2008 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Point Austin: The Gun Cult ... Again

People keep dying; we keep doing nothing to prevent it

"...major gun massacre, another session of national hand-wringing, another backlash from gun fetishists (as inevitably happens after one of..."

Oct. 9, 2015 News Column by Michael King

Conservative Blogger Needs Math Lessons

RedState.com predicts doom for Doggett – with incorrect numbers

"...the district and voted for John McCain over Barack Obama in 2008, albeit closely. It is one of the..."

Oct. 5, 2010 News Post by Lee Nichols

Jade Helm and Tinfoil Hats

Abbott, Cruz, Jade Helm, and the death of the sane GOP

"...wait) the Revenue Man (no, wait, we've got this) Obama. In a letter to the Texas State Guard command,..."

May 5, 2015 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Gets Compared to a Lot of Cities. But Is Life Better There?

Shopping for home

"...There’s also been backlash. A group called Livable Raleigh, formed as the tides..."

Feb. 21, 2025 News Feature by Abe Asher

Point Austin: Who We Are

Treatment of desperate immigrants a stark test of the American idea

"...– it's been gratifying to see the widespread public backlash, which may have had substantive effect. Reportedly, as of..."

June 22, 2018 News Column by Michael King

Point Austin: Slamming the Golden Door

The sheriff, the governor, the president – and the new politics of fear

"...founded his political career on "birther" lies about Barack Obama, and his presidential campaign on anti-immigrant hysteria. Emboldened by..."

Jan. 27, 2017 News Column by Michael King

More From Omar Freilla

"...of the Van Jones flap? [Jones resigned from an Obama administration position promoting "green jobs," after a right-wing campaign..."

Oct. 2, 2009 News Column

Point Austin: The Stakes

From the statehouse to D.C., the journey begins with a single vote

"...apology, he mostly got away with it. Preparing the Backlash..."

Oct. 31, 2008 News Column by Michael King

Local Businesses Warn Lege on Anti-LGBTQ Laws

Discriminatory laws not just morally corrupt but financially damaging

"...Backlash over the anti-LGBTQ law in North Carolina led to..."

Nov. 18, 2016 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Point Austin: Will This One Make a Difference?

Orlando could be a turning point ... or else it won't be

"...President Barack Obama has been particularly eloquent in the last few days..."

June 17, 2016 News Column by Michael King

The AggreGAYtor: February 25

What happened today in gay? Here’s your QILTBAG recap of queer news.

"...President Obama’s and Lady Gaga’s assertions do not impress the President..."

Feb. 25, 2014 Qmmunity Post by David Estlund

Painting by Numbers

Wherein we recall how we got here ... and contemplate the baleful map-drawing future

"...party-switcher Ralph Hall in the northwest Dallas suburbs). November's backlash against Obama bumped that up to 23-9. Same Politics,..."

Jan. 28, 2011 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Point Austin: Impeaching the Empire

The House Judiciary Committee considers high crimes and misdemeanors

"...that in the face of a media blackout (or backlash), it makes little sense to expend public energy on..."

Aug. 1, 2008 News Column by Michael King

License to Shrill, Uncensored

A conversation with New York Times columnist Paul Krugman

"...voting behavior comes from basically mobilizing white voters in backlash against civil rights...."

Nov. 9, 2007 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Federal District Court Rules Employers Can Refuse to Purchase Health Insurance That Covers PrEP

When lifesaving medicines are against someone’s religion

"...In the post-Dobbs climate of right-wing backlash to what should be established protections of human rights,..."

Sept. 23, 2022 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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