We are coming up on the first major election of the pandemic era, though little attention is being paid with all the coverage of the virus and protests over the …
When tribes rule, where is the honest broker?
When was the last time an opinion piece or television commentary surprised you?
Much has been written about the political divide. Red and blue states, Never Trumpers, Democrats versus Republicans. But …
Nathan Bedford Forrest: A gift from Democrats
The editor of the Tennessee Lookout challenged anyone to write a column explaining why Nathan Bedford Forrest should be honored at all, much less have a bronze bust in the …
Vote by mail: It’s not that simple
There are 80,000 voters in Knox County who are over 60 and thus eligible to vote absentee. The election commission has received five times the usual number of requests for …
Not guilty 18 times. Really?
I don’t get it.
When an incident occurs like George Floyd being killed by a police officer, we usually discover there were warning signs. Officer Derek Chauvin, who kept his knee …
Mail-in ballots: pro and con
Once upon a time in a county far, far away, a campaign operative found the door to the election commission unlocked one Sunday morning. Inside he found an election official …
Words to fear, says grumpy man
There are some words that have slipped into the language under false pretenses. They are usually used to obfuscate raids on the public treasury.
One example is that word usually used …
TN journalist deserves recognition in Capitol
You probably have never heard of Ida B. Wells and that’s a crying shame. There has to be an empty alcove in the state Capitol and her bust should be …