When the state of Tennessee executes an inmate, it is frequently over the pleas of those who say the condemned man is no longer the same person as the teenager …
It’s time to rethink self-government
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 …
On the wrong side of history then and now, Forrest heads for museum
By the time you read this, the State Capitol Commission will probably have voted to comply with Gov. Bill Lee’s request to remove the bust of Confederate General Nathan Bedford …
Tennessee, we’ve got a lot to answer for
If we had any sense, we’d be embarrassed.
That’s rhetorical, of course. The assortment of bigots, self-dealers and Bible-bangers we send to Nashville to represent us in the House of Representatives …
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 …
A modest proposal: Replace Forrest with York
General George Pershing called him the greatest civilian soldier of World War I and pinned the Medal of Honor on his chest. Marshall Ferdinand Foch awarded him the Croix de …
Speakers can block statue removal
Sometimes (often?) the Tennessee legislature passes little-noticed housekeeping bills that slide by during session while the body is busy debating who can use what bathroom, the Bible as the state …
Republicans split on fetal heartbeat bill
The last couple of legislative sessions it seemed that the state Senate would pass whatever bill was put before it. It was up to the House committee system to sort …
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