Letters at 3am

Everyone knows there's something extraordinary in the air, and everyone wants it to mean what they want it to mean

"...man determined to govern from the center. Given his rhetoric, it's odd that among his top foreign-policy people there..."

Jan. 16, 2009 Column by Michael Ventura

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The war in Iraq has diverted our attention from other important matters, including a truly destructive proposed federal budget, mirrored by Texas' very own fiscal abyss.

"...with us). There is something perversely intriguing about having right-wing talk-show fans parrot the party line at you, adding..."

April 4, 2003 Column by Louis Black

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"...cousin, but let's get real – we're not all right-wing nuts, and we know that to run an office..."

Nov. 5, 2004 Column

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Gore vs. Bush vs. Nader vs. Ventura vs. Hernandez vs. Simone, approximately.

"...Well, the black cover [Nov. 10] was a nice rhetorical touch, although it did rub off on everything, but..."

Nov. 17, 2000 Column

Page Two: All or Nothing Is No Way Forward

Will the most hopeful mass leftist movement in recent years end up handing the presidency to Donald Trump?

"...they weren't as ambitious or successful), the growth of right-wing media, and an infusion of conservative money to advance..."

June 17, 2016 Column by Louis Black

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"...ol' McDonald treats us, yet again, to his limited right-wing vocabulary, using the terms "neo-leftist" and "Islamic fascism" some..."

July 21, 2006 Column

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"...Right-Wing Journalism..."

July 9, 2004 Column

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Ralph Nader and the Green Party are willfully naive about the consequences of their recent electoral actions, but events such as their upcoming People Have the Power Tour are the birthplaces of broader, more effective coalitions, the setting for new alliances.

"...more disarray. The time to stop indulging in lazy rhetoric and address the very real and currently growing social..."

Jan. 25, 2002 Column by Louis Black

Eugenics Controversy Looms Over Natal Conference at UT’s AT&T Center

Speakers decry low birth rates, while some promote pseudoscience

"...A conference promoting pro-natalism – a belief in maximizing..."

March 21, 2025 News Feature by Lucciana Choueiry

March 2024 Primary Election Endorsements for Travis County Residents

Our choices for local, state, and national races

"...Randall “Randy” Sarosdy is a Democrat appalled by the right-wing shift of the U.S. Supreme Court. He emphasizes that..."

Feb. 16, 2024 News Feature by The Chronicle Editorial Board

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"...is that it tries so hard to prove Fox's right-wing bias that it devotes little time to explaining why..."

Sept. 17, 2004 Column

Seven of Five

Brewster McCracken, Margot Clarke lead the pack in a crowded open-seat City Council race

"...This is not the kind of campaign rhetoric Austinites are used to hearing, after years of councils..."

April 18, 2003 News Feature by Amy Smith

The Heart of the Community

SXSWedu gathers voices on schools in communities, communities in schools

"...is important,' but there's a huge difference in the rhetoric." On one side are the community schools advocates, like..."

Feb. 28, 2014 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

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The debate over illegal immigration is nearly perfect for Bush's core voters

"...that junk just gets in the way. Great political rhetoric (current Rove/Cheney/Rumsfeld-speak being the purest ever offered) – unlike,..."

June 30, 2006 Column by Louis Black

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Illbient for Spooky

"...are returned to the members. No fuzzy warm corporate rhetoric can come close to that kind of relationship. That..."

Nov. 15, 1996 Column

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"...Maturity," "Postmarks," June 21) is nothing more than homophobic rhetoric. This assertion might stick if she could thoughtfully contradict..."

July 12, 2002 Column

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Our readers' letters regarding the September 11 terrorist attacks

"...R. Runde! Such flowery prose in defense of our rhetorically and grammatically challenged president-select ["Postmarks: Grow Up Chron, Part..."

Oct. 19, 2001 Column

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Our readers' letters regarding the September 11 terrorist attacks

"...whatever, misses the point ["Page Two," Sept. 21]. Government rhetoric since Sept. 11 hasn't always done a lot for..."

Oct. 12, 2001 Column

Juan Williams: Word for Word

Author of Muzzled speaks up

"...because NPR is our answer to Rush Limbaugh and right-wing radio." At that point it just became glaringly apparent..."

Oct. 21, 2011 Books Feature by Michael King

Page Two: Light and Darkness

Light and Darkness: In the bright cacophony of black and white, a confession of despair and an ode to uncertainty

"...letters this publication gets from strutting conservatives and would-be right-wing pundits, in which they mouth the pabulum being offered..."

Aug. 18, 2006 Column by Louis Black

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"...vote for Kerry under any circumstances). What do the right-wing donors want from Kerry (assuming he actually finds enough..."

Oct. 8, 2004 Column

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"...I'm tellin' ya -- the right-wing Republicans are as sneaky and underhanded as they were..."

July 11, 2003 Column

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The House Democrats' walkout was their best option in light of Republicans' vicious and highly partisan day in the sun; ending The Chronicle Hour quiets the right-wing voices in our head.

"...responsibilities, and cravenly betrayed the legislative process offer partisan rhetoric. Rarely has the legislative process been as cynically manipulated..."

May 16, 2003 Column by Louis Black

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In blaming the anti-war movement for all possible future scenarios connected to terrorism or the war in Iraq, the hysterical right has poised itself to lead a devastating assault on the Constitution and its protections.

"...Led by the flying wedges of right-wing talk radio hosts but accompanied by sympathetic columnists, Republican..."

Feb. 21, 2003 Column by Louis Black

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"...whatever, misses the point ["Page Two," Sept. 21]. Government rhetoric since Sept. 11 hasn't always done a lot for..."

Oct. 5, 2001 Column

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"...can't pin this down as a letter from a right-wing jingoist. I say again, after mourning for my hometown..."

Sept. 28, 2001 Column

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Our readers' letters regarding the September 11 terrorist attacks

"...whatever, misses the point ["Page Two," Sept. 21]. Government rhetoric since Sept. 11 hasn't always done a lot for..."

Sept. 28, 2001 Column

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A mixed salad of Green letters and more.

"...unprofitable Internet company) has translated into a consensus of rhetoric with limited measurable benefits to our environment, in particular,..."

Jan. 12, 2001 Column

How Austin Drag Icon Brigitte Bandit Became a Political Powerhouse

It’s Brigitte, bitch

"...Since the end of the COVID pandemic, the entire right-wing spectrum, from neo-Nazis to conventional Republicans, has adopted an..."

Sept. 22, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Libertarians Want to Peacefully Dismantle Government

"...(and I might add, its actions don’t match its rhetoric), but the Libertarians are against all taxes, representative or..."

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