Opinion Archive: William Murchison
- Terror Wins Another One — Tuesday, December 29, 2009
- Silent Night, Sordid Night — Tuesday, December 22, 2009
- A Kind Word for King George — Wednesday, December 16, 2009
- A Bad Year for the Experts — Tuesday, December 8, 2009
- Of Government and 10.2 Percent Unemployment — Tuesday, December 1, 2009
- Lions and Christians — Wednesday, November 25, 2009
- Women in Danger! — Tuesday, November 17, 2009
- Mrs. Pelosi Thumbs her Nose — Tuesday, November 10, 2009
- The Fort Hood Massacre — Saturday, November 7, 2009
- Can Washington Make You Buy Health Insurance? — Tuesday, November 3, 2009
- Comeback Time for Christians — Tuesday, October 27, 2009
- Obama and his 'Enemy' Fetish — Tuesday, October 20, 2009
- Political Delusions — Tuesday, October 13, 2009
- Dave's and Roman's World — Tuesday, October 6, 2009
- Freedom -- the Key Foreign Policy Concept — Tuesday, September 29, 2009
- The Joys of Failure — Tuesday, September 22, 2009
- Another Bronx Cheer For Politicians — Wednesday, September 16, 2009
- Trials and the Celebrity-in-Chief — Saturday, September 5, 2009
- That Kennedy Legacy — Tuesday, September 1, 2009
- Obama's Blunder — Tuesday, August 25, 2009
- The Great American 'Oh, Yeah?' — Tuesday, August 11, 2009
- Clink, Clank, Clunker — Tuesday, August 4, 2009
- Time For Recess — Wednesday, July 29, 2009
- The Gospel, Anyone? — Tuesday, July 21, 2009
- Payback Time In Washington? — Tuesday, July 14, 2009
- Who Can Lead The Republicans? — Tuesday, July 7, 2009
- Who's Laughing Now? — Tuesday, June 30, 2009
- Thank You For Not Blackberrying — Tuesday, June 23, 2009
- Democratic 'Brain Surgery' — Wednesday, June 17, 2009
- The Rewards Of Hubris — Tuesday, June 9, 2009
- The President And The Customers — Tuesday, June 2, 2009
- The View From California — Wednesday, May 27, 2009
- Moral Movement? — Wednesday, May 20, 2009
- Moral Movement? — Tuesday, May 19, 2009
- This, Too, Shall Pass — Tuesday, May 12, 2009
- 'Empathy' And The Court — Tuesday, May 5, 2009
- Cold Gospel — Tuesday, April 28, 2009
- Secession Talk — Tuesday, April 21, 2009
- Overlooking Bad Behavior — Tuesday, April 14, 2009
- Gay "Marriage" Fantasy — Tuesday, April 7, 2009
- Alas, The Constitution — Tuesday, March 31, 2009
- Big Brother Is Paying You — Tuesday, March 24, 2009
- Politicians Versus Bankers — Tuesday, March 17, 2009
- Of Stem Cells And 'Ideologues' — Tuesday, March 10, 2009
- A Nation Of Sheep — Tuesday, March 3, 2009
- Season Of Repentance — Tuesday, February 24, 2009
- The Return Of Big Government — Tuesday, February 17, 2009
- Money, Money, Money — Tuesday, February 10, 2009
- Republican Revival? — Tuesday, February 3, 2009
- God And Mr. Darwin — Wednesday, January 28, 2009
- The Comparative Insignificance Of Politics — Tuesday, January 20, 2009
- Those Poor, Poor Terrorists — Tuesday, January 13, 2009
- Democratic Tax-Cutters On The Loose — Tuesday, January 6, 2009
About William Murchison
William Murchison thinks there's more to life than politics.
That's the title of his mold-breaking look at modern culture, with foreword by William F. Buckley Jr.
In There's More to Life Than Politics (Spence, 1999) Murchison smacks around the prevalent notion that politicians and power can fix everything in need of fixing. His own assumption is a quieter one -- that family, religion, memory, and the little things of life outweigh our usual anxieties. That assumption anchors all his widely published writings.
He's Radford Distinguished Professor of Journalism at Baylor University, in Waco, Texas, a post he assumed after retiring from nearly 40 years with Texas newspapers, including the Dallas Morning News, where he was associate editor and senior columnist, and won numerous prizes for writing.
A seventh-generation Texan, Murchison (commonly known as Bill) was graduated from the University of Texas in 1963 and received a master of arts degree from Stanford University in 1964. Besides There's More to Life Than Politics, he has published Reclaiming Morality in America, with foreword by Bill Bennett. His most recent book, Mortal Follies: Episcopalians and the Crisis of Mainline Christianity, was published in 2009.
His writings are found in publications like the Wall Street Journal, the Weekly Standard, Human Life Review, First Things, Touchstone and National Review. His syndicated column, distributed by Creators since the '90s, began in 1981.
Married for 32 years, the Murchisons live in Dallas, in a saltbox house designed (and partly executed) by Nancy Murchison. The once-a-week commute to Waco takes less than two hours. The Murchisons have two grown sons and one new daughter-in-law, as well as a taste for wine, opera and Texas art. They participate actively in community affairs and in the life of their Episcopal parish and diocese.
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