Bluff City Boondoggle: New Legal Drama Leaves Taxpayers On The Hook For Liberal Spin And Poor Ratings
NBC’s ‘Bluff City Law’ stands as yet another reminder that film and television subsidies fail to deliver on their promised benefits
Dolly Parton Jumps Into Electronic Dance Music In New Collaboration With Galantis
‘I thought, ‘Why can’t I fit in there? I’ve been everywhere else. Why can’t I go there?’ Parton told ET on set near Nashville, Tennessee.
Hawley, Blackburn Propose Moving 90 Percent Of Bureaucracy Jobs Out Of DC
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) have proposed new legislation to move 90 percent of federal agency jobs out of Washington DC.
Kid Rock: Taylor Swift Got Woke Because She Wants To Be In Movies
Kid Rock blasted Taylor Swift Friday over the pop star’s recent interview with Vogue, in which she expressed why she’s increasingly politically active.
Should States Have To Pay For Refugee Resettlement They Don’t Want?
Today states that withdraw find resettlement continues without any oversight from state authorities yet with states continuing to be forced to pay.
5 Life Lessons From Dolly Parton’s Charm And Charity
Honor your heritage, stand up for yourself, don’t take yourself too seriously, and don’t quit. And carry a pistol if you want to.
African-Americans Have a Long History Of Championing Gun Rights
Martin Luther King Jr.’s inability to practice his Second Amendment rights was just another episode in a long history of attacks on African Americans.
Taylor Swift Should Put Her Tax Money Where Her Mouth Is
Why claim residency in Tennessee, especially if, in Taylor Swift’s words, red-state policies don’t represent ‘MY Tennessee values?’
Watch Democratic Senate Candidate Phil Bredesen’s Staff Say He Would Oppose Kavanaugh
In an undercover video, campaign staffers working for Democratic candidate Phil Bredesen said he would have voted against Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation, although Bredesen has told voters the opposite.
Tennessee Senate Race Shows There Is No Such Thing As A Moderate Democrat In 2018
While the national media encourage the radicalization of the Democratic Party and highlight how that radicalization excites its base in liberal states, the result is the crushing of moderate Democratic pols.
Taylor Swift’s Real Political Power Is Not In Her Midterm Endorsements
If celebrity endorsements were dealbreakers, Hillary Clinton would have won. And so would have every high-profile Democratic candidate.
Study Finds Kids Who Attend Government Preschool Learn Less, Misbehave More
Despite a far stronger research record and far lower costs to taxpayers, other activities are not encouraged at anywhere near the level of government preschool programs.
Judge To Tennessee: You’ll Take Refugees Whether You Want To Or Not
Many aspects of the refugee resettlement program force states and local governments to continue to accept refugees even if they choose not to participate.
Lamar Alexander Wants To Bail Out Health Regulators Who Misjudged Billions
Tennessee Sen. Lamar Alexander seems more interested in stuffing the coffers of the insurance industry than in conducting robust oversight of his state’s regulatory debacle.
Republican Sen. Bob Corker Announces He Won’t Run For Re-Election
Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tennessee) announced Tuesday afternoon he will not seek re-election in 2018. The news is huge for the midterm elections.
In Response To Attacks, New Florida Law Aims To Protect Religious Expression In Public Schools
The state’s landmark legislation aims to protect religious expression, even as we see a national decrease in religious freedoms in public education.
Tennessee Judge Gives Inmates Reduced Sentences If They Sterilize Themselves
The idea that a certain class is inevitably criminal and should be shorn of the potential to repopulate itself is toxic. Yet it persists.
Lawmakers Claiming Trump’s Budget Hurts African-Americans Are Simply Grandstanding
Tennessee Rep. Steve Cohen has been an elected official since 1977. He has no excuse to pass the buck for Memphis’s problems onto a proposed federal budget.
Media Attention To The South’s Wildfires Will Only Make Things Worse
Despite our society’s need for media validation in response to a crisis, I don’t believe constant, wall-to-wall media coverage is beneficial.
From The Top Of The Smokey Mountains, I Watched Gatlinburg Begin To Burn
Our family has spent Thanksgiving in Gatlinburg for 26 years. Only after we returned home this year, though, did we realize we’d seen the fires begin.
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