House Speaker Beth Harwell wants to expel embattled Rep. Jeremy Durham from the Tennessee House of Representatives if he chooses not to resign. Although the Tennessee Constitution states it would take a two-thirds vote of the House to expel a…
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Gossip Prompts State GOP Leaders to Turn on Fellow Legislator
As two of the highest-ranking Republicans in Tennessee called on embattled Rep. Jeremy Durham to resign from the legislature, the Franklin Republican vowed Monday to remain in his seat and campaign for re-election. The joint announcement from House Speaker Beth…
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As the GOP Caves, Will Local Conservatives Vote for Donald Trump?
Late Thursday night, National Review, the storied conservative magazine founded by William F. Buckley, published an issue denouncing Donald Trump. “Trump is a philosophically unmoored political opportunist who would trash the broad conservative ideological consensus within the GOP in favor…
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TN Will Matter to the GOP This Time Around
The rallies are big, the field operations extensive and the expectations for candidate visits are high. It’s not quite Iowa, but Tennessee — a state long ignored until much later in the cycle, and then often just turned to for…
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Press Apoplectic Over Prospect of State Trusting Free Markets
I’ve been following the hilariously tragic tale of the Governor’s efforts to privatize our parks, which appears to be failing because we take such terrible care of our parks that no one wants the hassle of taking them over. I…
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Ted Cruz to Visit Nashville
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, surging recently in several GOP presidential polls, plans to host an upcoming Nashville rally at Rocketown. The campaign for the Texas Republican announced late Sunday that Cruz would visit Rocketown on Dec. 22, the second day…
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Legislature Gets National Attention for Resisting Federal Abuses
Several Tennessee state legislators appear ready to rebel against the implementation of the U.S. Refugee Resettlement Program after hearing testimony from Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security Commissioner Bill Gibbons that the Obama administration has failed to comply with…
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Is the Shift Towards Nationalism Good for Liberty?
In Sunday’s first-round of regional elections in France, the clear and stunning winner was the National Front of Marine Le Pen. Her party rolled up 30 percent of the vote, and came in first in 6 of 13 regions. Marine…
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Is Conservatism Pro-Tyranny?
“Conservatism is the antidote to tyranny. It’s the only one. It’s based on thousands of years of human experience. There is nothing narrow about the conservative philosophy. It’s a liberating philosophy. It is a magnificent philosophy. It is a philosophy…
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