Many Dress Far Too Casual These Days

By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com My late wife, Lynn, used to tell me and occasionally would tell others that I still live in Andy of Mayberry days because I didn’t change. Although once she did say that it was probably good for our marriage that I usually...

Biden’s Speech on Gun Control

By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com Joe Biden gave a speech in New York on guns. Referring to the Second Amendment he stated that “no amendment was absolute” and that preventing the sale of certain firearms “doesn’t violate anybody’s Second...

Do Judges Still Use Gavels?

By Jedidiah McKeehan If you have ever watched a movie or TV show involving a courtroom scene, somewhere during that scene there may have been an instance of a judge banging their gavel and demanding that the courtroom come to order.  Or sometimes, the judge will...