Reflections on the election

Frank CagleFrank Talk

Winner: Eddie Mannis, who battled through efforts by the county Republican Party to throw him off the ballot or beat him at the ballot box. The House Majority Leader contributed …

Winners and upsets

Sandra ClarkLet's Talk

It’s not surprising that Bill Hagerty beat Manny Sethi for the GOP nomination for the U.S. Senate. Hagerty apparently had led polling all the way. But the race was tightening, …

It’s time to rethink self-government

Frank CagleFrank Talk

There was one thing the Founding Fathers hated and feared the most and it was what we now call “populism.” They structured the federal government in such a way that …

Manny against the Machine

Frank CagleFrank Talk

It is a tangled tale; let’s try and sort it out. How does the cocktail party caucus retain control of the Republican political machine in the Age of Trump?

The Republican …

How much is enough for a rainy day?

Frank CagleFrank Talk

When Victor Ashe came into office as mayor in 1988 the city’s rainy day fund was $5 million and the city had to borrow money to meet payroll. When Knoxville’s …