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 […]

We must stop playing the middle, before it’s too late.

It is no secret that establishment players in the GOP find me to be divisive. They believe that I have a goal to divide the party. “Can’t we all just get along,” is often their mantra. But the way I see it, we are in the fight of our lives. Am I wrong? The Chamber […]

No. OSHA regulations do not have a direct and immediate impact on Tennessee employers.

In early September, Biden directed OSHA to promulgate a federal rule that would require any business with over 100 employees to require vaccination as a condition of employment or weekly testing for COVID-19. Please note that this new federal regulation would have an impact on roughly 2/3’s of the private sector workforce in the United […]

Is Tennessee putting its values on the altar of economic growth?

Pictured is Jim Farley, CEO of the Ford Motor Company Have you heard the mantra regurgitated in almost every press release of GOP establishment leaders? Or take a look at their Twitter feed lately? You’ll find the phrase, “we are pro-business.” And honestly, that sounds good, right? I mean, what conservative would be against business […]