The Responsibility of Freedom
This new year marks the 250th anniversary of the birth of the United States, which raises a difficult question: what sustains a free people? History gives a blunt answer. Civilizations do not rise and fall primarily because of economic, technological, or political factors. They rise and fall because of character. Historians have long noted a recurring […]
Tennessee’s voucher caps under fire less than a year after passage
Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton is aggressively pushing to dismantle the enrollment caps on the state’s new Education Freedom Scholarship program—safeguards that were essential to winning rural Republican support just months ago. His stated goal: at least double the program to 40,000+ students[i] and eliminate both income and enrollment caps entirely. This rapid pivot echoes […]
As usual, Republicans will continue to march down the middle, no matter how far left the middle goes.
Republican Matt Van Epps won Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District special election this week. On paper, that sounds like a celebration. But the numbers say otherwise. Just over a year ago, Donald Trump carried this district by 22 points. Mark Green won it by more than 21 points in both 2022 and 2024. This is not […]
Standing Firm: Why Jeremy Faison Is Dead Wrong About Conservative Principles
A Response to “The GOP Can’t Lead If It Governs Like Thomas Massie” Representative Jeremy Faison’s recent attack on Thomas Massie reveals everything wrong with today’s Republican establishment. In his November 12, 2025 article, Faison argues that Massie’s “unwavering stance on nearly every single issue” leaves him “isolated and irrelevant in actual governance.” He concludes […]
Tennessee is not for sale.
This week, Governor Bill Lee went on video after the election of Zohran Mamdani and told New York businesses to pack up and come to Tennessee because we are “open for business.” That pitch lands wrong for a couple of big reasons, and I want to say this the way folks actually talk around a […]
The Mamdani Campaign and America’s Failure to Recognize Islamic Exceptionalism
In the final stretch of New York City’s mayoral race, Democratic candidate Zohran Mamdani delivered a speech that should make every American who values our Judeo-Christian heritage stop and think. He declared that he would be a Muslim man every day, that he would not change who he is or the faith he follows, and […]
Tennessee built a billion-dollar voucher program designed not to know if it works.
When Tennessee’s legislature debated school vouchers in early 2025, supporters promised the program would help students escape failing public schools while preserving the independence of private education. They looked voters in the eye and said this was about educational opportunity for struggling students. The reality emerging from the state’s Education Freedom Act tells a different […]
Setting the record straight on primaries, the grassroots, and special interest money.
On Friday, I got a very unexpected voicemail from Michael Patrick Leahy of the Tennessee Star, thanking me for publicly endorsing Matt Van Epps, and saying he was [attempting] to say something nice about me. I responded with thanks. What I did not know at the time was that he was on his podcast just […]
Tennessee’s Digital ID Law Is Building the Control Grid While Claiming to Restrict It
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer stood before the Global Progress Action Summit and announced that digital identification would soon be mandatory for every worker in the United Kingdom. Not optional. Not a matter of convenience. Mandatory. If you want to work in Britain, you will carry a digital ID on your phone, and the government […]
When government silences prayer, as demonstrated in Morristown, every Christian should care.
The assassination of Charlie Kirk on September 10, 2025, sent shockwaves through America. As news of Charlie’s death spread, communities across the nation grappled with grief, anger, and the sobering reality that political violence had claimed a life that sought nothing more than genuine public discourse. In Morristown, Tennessee, a small city nestled in the […]