by design | Feb 24, 2025 | Black, Columnist
The Trump Doctrine and Palestinian Diaspora By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com Trump’s crazy talk (how my sainted mother would have characterized it) is producing results. He threatened Canada and Mexico with tariffs and they strengthened...
by design | Feb 24, 2025 | Columnist, Duncan
By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com President Trump made a very strong statement on Feb. 13 which will be revolutionary in nature if he can carry it out. He said there is no reason that we should be spending a trillion dollars a year on the military and...
by design | Feb 24, 2025 | Columnist, Ferguson
‘Tis the Season “And we don’t know what all they have on us.” Maxine Waters referring to DOGE investigations By Dr. Jim Ferguson It happens every year about this time. To borrow from John Ward, “It’s [flu] time in Tennessee.” In the southern hemisphere, it’s...
by design | Feb 24, 2025 | Columnist, Rector
Rule Breaker By Joe Rector Rules are hard things for some people. They have a tendency to rub them the wrong way. At the same time, something rebellious inside makes us want to test the limits to see how far they can be stretched. Most of the time, such actions lead...
by design | Feb 24, 2025 | Columnist, McKeehan
The Right to a Speedy Trial By Jedidiah McKeehan A “speedy trial” is one of those lawyer terms you have probably heard on TV or in a movie without even realizing it. It seems on TV, someone is charged with murder and the trial is happening within just a few days. In...
by design | Feb 24, 2025 | Columnist, Mattingly
‘An Inferiority Complex?’ By Tom Mattingly There was a time Tennessee did not seem to be the biggest deal in town or at least equivalent to their opponent at a bowl game. That may be hard to believe, but it seemed to have happened in the days leading up to...
