by design | Apr 14, 2025 | Columnist, Duncan
Trump And His Tariffs By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com In early 2016, I became one of the first members of Congress to endorse Donald Trump for the nomination of the Republican Party as our candidate for president. I did this because he seemed to be by far...
by design | Apr 14, 2025 | Black, Columnist
Trump’s Tariffs: Beyond Dumb By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com The Wall Street Journal called Trump’s tariffs “dumb,” and then he rolled out his plan for all to see. Now the Journal is calling them “dumbest.” Let’s recount. First, he said...
by design | Apr 14, 2025 | Columnist, Nagi
Vols Non-Conference Schedule Fails to Impress By Mark Nagi College football is the greatest sport in the world… no matter what the powers that be do to destroy our love for it. Remember out-of-conference home and home contests? I certainly do. In 1990 and 1991,...
by design | Apr 14, 2025 | Columnist, Mattingly
Always a masterful storyteller By Tom Mattingly John Ward, the legendary “Voice of the Vols,” was a masterful storyteller over the course of his lifetime (1929-2017) and his tenure on the Vol Network. Ward had seen it all over the years and was not hesitant in the...
by design | Apr 14, 2025 | Columnist, Ferguson
Making A Difference Blind support is just as bad as blind opposition. Scott Atlas, M.D. By Dr. Jim Ferguson No sane person would deny that our country is in a mess. We are polarized like no time since the Civil War, and we are $36 trillion in debt. Jesus said a house...
by design | Apr 14, 2025 | Columnist, Steely
Our odd little towns A Day Away By Mike Steely I’ve lived in a lot of places around the nation, but I always end up returning to East Tennessee because it’s my home. I’ve been in most East Tennessee counties, all the large cities, many of the county seats, and much of...
