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...
by design | Feb 9, 2026 | Columnist, Duncan
By John J. Duncan Jr. The Democrats and the national media they control got in a big uproar when President Trump said a few days ago that he wanted Republicans to “nationalize the elections,” obviously referring to the upcoming midterm races. The president’s...
by design | Feb 2, 2026 | Columnist, Duncan
By John J. Duncan Jr. During each of my 30 years in Congress, I had the privilege of attending the annual State of the Union address. On January 24, 1995, I heard President Bill Clinton say the following: “We are a nation of immigrants. But we are also a nation of...
by design | Jan 26, 2026 | Columnist, Duncan
By John J. Duncan Jr. Democrats all over the country are gleeful because of one word – affordability. They seem to believe that if they shout this word enough, it will stop the downward slide their party has suffered over the last several years. However, they should...
by design | Jan 19, 2026 | Columnist, Duncan
By John J. Duncan Jr. Zohran Mamdani has now been sworn in as mayor of New York City. He claims to be a Democratic Socialist, but this is simply putting lipstick on a pig. Socialism has proven in a majority of countries around the world that it is really good at one...
by design | Sep 2, 2025 | Columnist, Duncan
Partisan Democrats Even Oppose Efforts To End War In Ukraine By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com The Democrats are so partisan now and so eager to criticize President Trump on anything he does that they are even attacking him for entering into peace...
