We’ve learned more about that disturbing church meeting where state Rep. Mark Pody said he believes he’s on a mission from God to stamp out same-sex marriage. The meeting at Nashville’s Woodmont Bible Church—which was organized by a group calling…
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Are Middle Class Tennesseans Angry and Resentful?
The American Power Elite may yet discover that throw the bums out applies to all existing Establishment parties and Elites. As I have often noted, historian Michael Grant identified profound political disunity in the ruling class as a key cause…
Read MoreMTSU Study Reveals Only Slim Majority of Locals Are Pro-Life
The results of a poll conducted by Middle Tennessee State University reaffirm what Tennessee Right to Life leaders have said for years: the Volunteer State is strongly pro-life. In a random telephone survey of 603 registered voters statewide, the MTSU…
Read MoreShould We Pay for the Gay Marriage Legal Team?
The attorneys who defeated Tennessee’s ban on gay marriage say the state owes them more than $2.3 million for their time on the case. Court filings show the 19 attorneys who worked on the case clocked 5,974 hours. Given their…
Read MoreStrange Things You Can Learn From Books
La Rochefoucauld said that it is easier to give good advice than to take it, to which he might have added that it is also easier to agree with good advice than to act on it. Enacting wisdom is a…
Read MoreNashville Is So Hot, People Move Here Without Jobs or Homes
Census numbers confirm what anybody can see: People are flocking to Nashville. What the figures do not show, however, is many are moving to town without a job lined up in advance. Lindsay Gallagher has lived in Nashville for two…
Read MoreTennessee Fails First Year of Welfare Drug Testing
Tennessee’s first year of drug testing welfare recipients uncovered drug use by less than 0.2 percent of all applicants for the state’s public assistance system. The state implemented the testing regime in the summer of 2014, adding three questions about…
Read MoreBlount County Begs God for Forgiveness
They say it’s better to ask for forgiveness than permission. Tonight, a Tennessee county wants to do just that. The Blount County Commission has a full agenda planned at its meeting tonight: Deal with budget issues. Restructure committees. Approve a…
Read MoreLegislature May Nullify Supreme Court on Gay Marriage
A crowd of 400 gathered at Legislative Plaza on Thursday for a “Religious Freedom Rally.” There were some nationally known names there, as well as two lawmakers who will offer a bill to render the recent Supreme Court decision for…
Read MoreTennessee One of the Least Happy States
A social media company today has deemed Tennessee the fifth “least happy” state after surveying more than two dozen rankings of the states that measure a broad spectrum of categories. And it didn’t have anything to do with that Oklahoma…
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