Priceonomics – by Alex Mayyasi

As George W. Bush accepted the republican nomination for the presidency in 2000, he made an appeal for bipartisanship by honoring the former democratic Lieutenant Governor of Texas, Bob Bullock, who had recently passed away. “I know he is with me in spirit,” Bush told the crowd, “in saying to those who would malign our state for political gain: Don’t mess with Texas.”   Continue reading “The Surprising Origins of “Don’t Mess With Texas””