Tennessee’s Constitution, Once the “Least Imperfect and Most Republican of the State Constitutions”
Thomas Jefferson referred to the Tennessee Constitution as the “least imperfect and most republican of the state constitutions” when he received it in 1796.
Can the Constitution Save America? Two Ideologies Are Hoping It Won’t.
The Constitution was made for a wholly moral people. It does not work otherwise. John Adams stated, “It is religion and morality alone which can establish the principles upon which freedom can securely stand. The only foundation of a free constitution is pure virtue.” (1776)
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.
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.
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 […]