The Rutherford County Democratic Party is calling for removal of Nathan Bedford Forrest’s name from MTSU’s ROTC hall and movement of Forrest plaques at the Rutherford County Courthouse to a museum. “When a historic person is coopted as a figure…
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Is Texas Preparing to Secede?
The lack of faith in central bank trustworthiness is spreading. First Germany, then Holland, and Austria, and now – as we noted was possible previously – Texas has enacted a Bill to repatriate $1 billion of gold from The NY…
Read MoreWhy Slavery Continues in the USA
The next presidential farce (er, race) is already starting to heat up, and it promises to be great entertainment. I admit it, I absolutely love good theater. The presidential campaigns are reality TV at its best — a year-and-a-half of…
Read MoreDiane Black One of the Most Influential Women in Congress
Recently, Congressman Diane Black was named to CQ Roll Call’s “25 Most Influential Women in Congress.” A profile of Congressman Black is included in CQ Weekly’s annual “power issue” which describes her as someone who “knows how to effectively make…
Read MoreMeet the Most Powerful Man in Tennessee
Senate Speaker and Lieutenant Gov. Ron Ramsey laughs at the notion he’s changed since being elected to the Legislature 23 years ago, that he’s lost touch with the common man or become “arrogant” as lieutenant governor of Tennessee. “I’m riding…
Read MoreDemocrats Fantasize About Becoming Relevant Again
For a party once accustomed to dominating state politics, the outlook for Tennessee Democrats is bleak. Over the past decade, Democrats went from controlling all three branches of state government to giving up GOP supermajorities in both chambers of the…
Read MoreAre You Proud to Be a Republican?
It is one thing to be a genuine conservative or a libertarian-leaning conservative and identify as a Republican so you can get elected to office in the American two-party monopoly system. It is one thing to register to vote as…
Read MoreAreas of Disappointment for GOP SuperMajority
Why aren’t Tennessee Republicans happier? With the GOP so dominant in the Tennessee General Assembly and losses so rare – on the Hill or in elections – the party’s lawmakers should be jubilant with this year’s session. But it’s never…
Read MoreWill TN Democrats Reject Hillary?
For all her recent efforts to prove her progressive credentials to Democratic primary voters and caucus participants, former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has not made those on her party’s left entirely comfortable with her. And she never will….
Read MoreState House Passes Bible Bill It Knows Is Unconstitutional
A bill seeking to make the Bible the official book of Tennessee would violate separation of church and state provisions in the federal and state constitutions, state Attorney General Herbert Slatery said in a legal opinion Monday. The opinion was…
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