Unions often complain about American companies outsourcing jobs to cut labor costs. A union hiring day laborers to protest at construction sites instead of using union labor is just one of the ironies stacked on top of each other at ...

We often hear calls for term limits for congressmen—incumbency and safe districts have polarized Washington with each party playing to a safe base, making bipartisanship impossible. But do we really have that problem in Tennessee?

Before Knox County does something rash with the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame, let’s get over the anger at departing Knoxville Tourism and Sports Corp. honcho Gloria Ray and have some quick, but quiet, reflection.

Where do you find a used crucifix these days?

I’ll be the first to admit that some legislators in Nashville and in state capitols across the country have been proposing controversial bills to provide solutions for problems that don’t exist. But I would point out that it is possible ...

Democratic leader Mike Turner said last week that Gov. Bill Haslam is now the most powerful (Tennessee) governor ever. Hyperbole? Or is there an element of truth in it?

A lot of attention is being paid to the oil sands in Canada and North Dakota and the Keystone pipeline. What has been pretty well ignored is something called Chattanooga Shale, a pocket of natural gas-rich shale that stretches from ...

You would think the pension board and a couple of CPAs would be a better vehicle to solve problems with the Knox County Uniformed Officers Pension Plan, but it will instead be resolved by a subcommittee of the Charter Review ...

Sometime I think I’ve entered Bizarro World when I view public policy issues being argued in the Tennessee Legislature.

The post-election battle between Law Director Joe Jarrett and Law Director-elect Bud Armstrong has been more entertaining that the election itself.

Home builders, chambers of commerce, Realtors, and others involved in development are frustrated. Times are hard and deals are even harder to get done. The sentiment to loosen regulation and speed up the process to get projects done has never ...

The next assault on our privacy will not allow you to opt out. The Constitution protects our property rights. Even the police need a warrant to come in. But it never occurred to the Founding Fathers that we would enter ...

The president’s management style must be conducive to reaching the best solutions—to get the widest variety of opinions possible. Then be able to sell those solutions to Congress and the public.

Most people are more concerned about their kids, their jobs, and just living life. I suppose the culture warriors among us have appointed themselves to do battle on our behalf. They fight the gay menace so you don’t have to.

So a rich guy decides to run for office. He calls all his friends, they call their friends, and they pony up a pile of cash. He then begins the race as the perceived “front runner.” The rest of the ...