by design | Mar 23, 2026 | Columnist, Duncan
By John J. Duncan Jr. I am still very grateful to the people of East Tennessee for giving me the privilege of serving them for 30 years in the U.S. House. During each of those years, I attended the State of the Union Address by the president. I also have attended the...
by design | Mar 16, 2026 | Columnist, Duncan
By John J. Duncan Jr. Reagan Carney, a really fine young man with whom we go to church, told me Sunday before last that the UT Young Republicans had a board on which members could express their opinions about the war in Iran. The board had only one question: Is...
by design | Mar 9, 2026 | Columnist, Duncan
By John J. Duncan Jr. Jan. 20, 2025, in his second Inaugural Address, President Trump said: “We will measure our success not only by little battles we win, but also by the wars that end, and perhaps most importantly, the wars we never get into.” In April of 2016, I...
by design | Mar 2, 2026 | Columnist, Duncan
By John J. Duncan Jr. A few weeks ago, I had the privilege of attending Knoxville lawyer Jeff Hagood’s swearing in ceremony as the newest member of the Tennessee Valley Authority Board of Directors. I think President Trump made an excellent choice in appointing...
by design | Feb 23, 2026 | Columnist, Duncan
By John J. Duncan Jr. There is a very small, private dining room at the White House directly under the Oval Office. It is for the president, vice president and the very top White House aides. I had the privilege of having lunch there two times. The second time, I was...
by design | Feb 16, 2026 | Columnist, Duncan
By John Duncan Jr. A few months ago, my wife, Vickie, and I were walking across the UT campus headed toward the Clarence Brown Theater to attend a play. I had checked my phone several times, both on the days before the play and the day of the play, to make sure our...
