A Whiskey Expert’s Five Texas Picks
Radio host Kristopher Hart's dream flight shows the range of what’s possible from Texas whiskey distilleries.
Articles by Eric Benson
The Great Texas Whiskey Boom
A decade ago, there was no Texas whiskey. Today, the state’s craft distillers are making world-class bourbons and single malts—and slick imitators are trying to stake a claim.
Congressman Will Hurd on His Surprise Retirement, Whether He’s Running for President, and the GOP’s Big Problems
Will Hurd is exactly the kind of politician the Republican party’s establishment once dreamed about being their future. In March 2013, the Republican National Committee, reeling from defeat in the 2012 elections, published a postmortem report laying out an agenda for a new kind of…
NASA Pioneer Poppy Northcutt Reflects on Her Role in the Apollo Program
New PBS space-race documentary ’Chasing the Moon’ highlights her challenges as the only woman in Mission Control.
The Supreme Court’s Census Citizenship Question Decision Helps Texas—But the Real Work Lies Ahead
Without state funding for census outreach, communities across Texas are trying on their own to make sure everyone gets counted.
Was Apollo 11 a Beginning or an End?
Fifty years after man walked on the Moon, mankind is still stranded on Earth. That’s not the way it was supposed to be.
Who Counts?
Texas stands to lose a great deal if the 2020 Census doesn’t include every Texan—including congressional seats and billions in federal funding.
New HBO Documentary Offers an Intimate Look at Beto O’Rourke’s Senate Run
A Q&A between filmmaker David Modigliani and Texas Monthly's Eric Benson, who followed O'Rourke for the 2018 'Underdog' podcast.
New Comedy Central Series ‘Klepper’ Wrestles With PTSD in Killeen
In the series’ debut episode, a trio of military veterans from the Valhalla Club invite comedian and TV host Jordan Klepper into the ring.
Can Betomania Keep Up Its Momentum?
The strengths of Beto O'Rourke's senate candidacy have been cast in a harsher light now that he's a presidential contender.
