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One thing I’ve learned in my studies of history is that different people can have a different take on what precipitated the War Between the States in the 1860s. It’s kind of ironic that the first shots in what may prove to be the next War Between the States were fired so closely to the 155th anniversary of the shot …

This week was filled with so much political intrigue, behind the scenes political maneuvering, political spin, misrepresentations made to the masses by those in power, and politicians covering their tracks that I couldn’t wait to write about it in this week’s commentary. If you’re reading this paragraph, you must be really curious. All that which I just described did happen …

For eight or nine years, I had dinner with Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey once a week on average during the five-plus months that the legislative sessions lasted. So when he announced this week he was not going to run for reelection, it brought back a flood of memories and history that few know and fewer, if any, even remember. Ron …

Earlier this year a state House subcommittee voted down a bill that would have forbidden every state and local official from giving any recognition to an order of a court that authorized or required same-sex “marriage.” Now an effort is underway to bring that bill straight to the House floor for a vote. The issue is not as straightforward as …

When I got into state politics 22 years ago, I never thought I would see the legislature having to debate certain things like who can use a bathroom designated for males. But perhaps the most shocking thing of all is that the Tennessee Department of Education is officially okay with our public schools allowing boys to use the restrooms and …