Rules for Radicals in Tennessee
This week, we saw a playbook get opened in the halls of the Capitol which should be no surprise to any Constitutional Conservative who has been paying attention the last several years, even decades.
Social Justice warriors invoked their leader, Saul Alinsky, and used every step in his guide, “Rules for Radicals”.
A Look at Tennessee’s Arab American Heritage Month
Tennessee has passed two resolutions honoring the national Arab American Heritage Month, once in 2025 and again, just a few weeks ago.
The Arab American Heritage Month was first recognized in 2017 when the Arab America Foundation officially launched their initiative to incorporate the Arab culture into American culture.
Immigration: From SCOTUS to Tennessee’s 114th General Assembly
In Victor Davis Hanson’s book, “The Dying Citizen”, he states “Citizenship, after all, is not an entitlement; it requires work. Yet too many citizens of republics, ancient and modern, come to believe that they deserve rights without assuming responsibilities – and they don’t worry how or why or from whom they inherited their privileges.”
Closed vs. Open Primaries, A Debate Among Conservatives
Early Voting for Tennessee’s first primary election of 2026 is upon us and there’s a bill making its way through the committees which seems to put Republicans passionately on both ends of the spectrum regarding whether or not these elections should be closed to party “members” or open to anyone.
Election Integrity in Tennessee and the Case of Non-Resident Voters
If you were to ask anyone, Republican or Democrat, what are the top 3 things they are following on a federal level, one answer would be the SAVE America Act.
The SAVE Act is an acronym for the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act and Ii case you haven’t had time to read the bill yourself, here’s the gist:
The Week in Review: The Silencing of 2A Rights in Tennessee
On Monday, Chairman Todd Gardenhire (R-Chattanooga) moved ten bills to February of next year.
The problem with this decision is though it is in his power to reschedule bills, he chose to put these bills on a calendar that does not exist, under a Senate that will operate under new rules, with members who may not even be on the committee because of it being an election year.
When Data Becomes Political in Tennessee
This week, the legislature heard two bills with the exact same intent, to collect data from school districts in order for the General Assembly to form informed decisions.
It was determined this week that transparency in regards to illegal immigration is desired among Republicans, but data that would help shape the Education Freedom Scholarships, or “school voucher” program is not a priority.
The State of Islam in Tennessee
As I was writing this commentary on Thursday, a student at Old Dominion University had just yelled “allahu akbar” and opened fire on his classmates. The student was a former Army National Guard member who was in prison for 8 years for his involvement with the Islamic State. He killed one student and injured two others before being stopped and killed by fellow ROTC students.
Public Water Policy and Fluoride: Time for a Reassessment
As it turns out, many counties across our state are adding fertilizer runoff to our water systems without our consent or quite frankly, our knowledge.
Fluoride has become a hot topic and source of debate. In one group, you have Republicans who roll their eyes and tell those who want to ban the “drug” to get out their aluminum hats and just comply with what the government thinks is best.
It’s Time to Remove the Option of Abortion in Tennessee
There has been an incredible amount of discussion regarding the “abortion” bill that was put on notice this week.
Supporting the mission to save babies and support pregnant moms is a passion most conservatives have in common. However, it seems the methods by which that mission is supported, has caused division and hate which has opened the door for more confusion and only more division.