by design | Feb 10, 2025 | Columnist, Duncan
Biden Finally Did Something Right By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com Many years ago, during a hearing on a request for some new federal courthouses, Rep. (later Senator) Jim Inhofe whispered to me: “You could shoot a gun down the hall of almost any federal...
by design | Feb 3, 2025 | Columnist, Duncan
Los Angeles Fires Made Worse By Environmental Extremists By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com A few days before the horrendous fires started in Los Angeles, the New York Times carried an article about the huge 1970s controversy over the snail darter that...
by design | Jan 27, 2025 | Columnist, Duncan
President Trump Gave A Positive, Hopeful Inaugural Address By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com It was entirely predictable and at times almost humorous to see the sour, partisan reaction by Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Hillary Clinton, and some in the...
by design | Jan 20, 2025 | Columnist, Duncan
Trump Deserves Most Credit For Peace Agreement By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com Donald Trump will be sworn in as the 47th president of the United States on the day this column will be published. It is a very positive and hopeful sign that even before taking...
by design | Jan 13, 2025 | Columnist, Duncan
Israel Against The World – With U.S. Aid By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com I once represented a man charged with first-degree murder. At the preliminary hearing, the courtroom was filled with the family and friends of the victim. When my client was led out...
by design | Jan 6, 2025 | Columnist, Duncan
Sports World Has Gone Berserk On Salaries By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com The sports world started going crazy several years ago in the salaries it was paying to coaches and players. Now it has gone berserk or has become unhinged. In the baseball winter...
