After This, Therefore Because of This

Post hoc ergo propter hoc

After This, Therefore Because of This

Last week, the salacious story of Republican Texas state representative Tony Gonzales’s affair with a staff member who later went on to set herself on fire became enough of a scandal that he ended his bid for re-election. Gonzales is married and has publicly admitted to the affair, which ended in June of 2024.

Gonzale…