Paul Sweeney
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Party Crasher
It’s a bright winter morning at the Champions Golf Club in Northwest Houston. A touch of frost flecks the fairways as golfers make their [...] Full Story -
Texas: The Corporate Welfare State
At first glance, Countrywide Financial Corp. seems an unlikely candidate for public assistance. It ranks as the nation’s No. 1 home mortgage lender. Headquartered [...] Full Story
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Texas’ Corporate Boards Harbor Few Women
More than half of the boards of directors at Texas’s publicly traded companies lack even a single woman, according to a report by the corporate governance firm GMI Ratings. Full Story -
Minding the Gap
You’ve heard the argument. What’s needed for American workers to advance is more education and job training. If workers’ wages have fallen and inequality [...] Full Story -
Bankrupt American Airlines Can’t Get Off the Ground – But Don’t Blame Its Employees
I like Alec Baldwin, I honestly do. He’s a skilled, accomplished actor, someone who truly inhabits a role. If you haven’t seen his lacerating [...] Full Story -
Creosote Blues Revisited
Dennis Davis’ uncle died in his arms on New Year’s morning in 2005. Cancer had eaten away Don Hightower’s face. “He had lost his [...] Full Story -
Sharp Ideas?
Call it the “Chance Wayne” of tax proposals. That’s the name of the main character in Tennessee Williams’ Sweet Bird of Youth, a role [...] Full Story
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