OPINION (Submitted by "Waterman") - Influencing the Influencers: Who is Behind the Decisions?

Feb 10, 2023 at 06:17 am by Waterman

Opinion Submitted by Waterman - In his January 13 piece, Laboratories of Democracy, J.C. Bowman writes, “One constant we safeguard is that schools must be responsive to.... Read More

SUBMITTED OPINION: A Shameful Unanymity

Nov 03, 2022 at 08:13 pm by Waterman 5

SUBMITTED OPINION: According to a Washington Post interactive published on October 6 and updated on October 12, all nine of Tennessee’s members of the U.S. House of Repr.... Read More

Submitted: I'm a Lot Like You Were

Oct 10, 2022 at 06:59 pm by Waterman 4

Editorial Submitted: My father was a child of the Great Depression. He was raised in meager circumstances and under a hard work ethic. He served for 20 years in the Unites Sta.... Read More

Opinion: The C-Team: Tennessee Deserves Better

Aug 01, 2022 at 04:16 pm by Waterman 1

If Rep. Scott DesJarlais could be summed up in one word, it would be unremarkable. Trained as a physician, the Iowa native was elected as Tennessee’s representative from.... Read More

Opinion: Challenging Supremacy is an Obligation

Jul 12, 2022 at 01:56 pm by Waterman 6

The Supreme Court of the United States makes a lot of important decisions, but very seldom does it make decisions that grab 72-point headlines or promise to claim a brilliant.... Read More

My Rights, Your Morality, No Winners

May 11, 2022 at 02:04 pm by Waterman 2

It’s not likely that many who read this piece are trained and experienced in constitutional law, least of all its author. That being said, those of us who are not member.... Read More

Opinion: The Price Nobody Wants to Pay

Apr 25, 2022 at 01:38 pm by Waterman 2

On April 15, I posted a comment in response to a piece by Chloe Cerutti in which Ms. Cerutti gave a few examples of how socialism is alive and well in America and how it benef.... Read More

Mediocrity is a Weak Foundation

Apr 11, 2022 at 07:46 am by Waterman 1

Sen. Marsha Blackburn’s imperious declaration on Twitter that she intended to “grill” Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson was met by a collecti.... Read More

Opinion: The GOP's refusal to denounce Trumpism is a self-inflicted wound

May 11, 2021 at 08:00 am by Waterman 3

Anybody who has ever stepped on a nail protruding from a piece of lumber on the ground knows that if the puncture isn’t promptly and thoroughly treated, it could lead to.... Read More

Marsha Blackburn - Living the Life on her donor's dime

Feb 22, 2021 at 11:00 am by Waterman 4

On February 13, the day the Senate GOP caucus predictably acquitted Donald Trump in his second impeachment trial, Sen. Marsha Blackburn tweeted twice that the proceeding was &.... Read More

Opinion: First Amendment, Two Interpretations favor white supremacists

Jan 18, 2021 at 09:17 am by Waterman 9

In May 2019, a group of white supremacists and neo-fascists under the umbrella of American Renaissance (AmRen) held its annual conference at the lodge at Montgomery Bell State.... Read More

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