Freedom Lost

Freedom Lost

If you see Kris Kristofferson around, please tell him thanks for writing the line “freedom’s just another word for nothing left to lose” in his song “Me and Bobby McGee.” That thought is sage and very appropriate for America in the year...
Gun Control in South?

Gun Control in South?

E.G. Smith gathered with his son, daughter and some family friends recently to shoot skeet at the Nashville Gun Club’s complex off County Hospital Road. “It’s just a thing you do, like fishing,” Smith said. Smith, 60, also owns guns for self-defense at his home in...
We Fund Dependency

We Fund Dependency

“There are no jobs!” That is what people told me outside a government “jobs center” in New York City. To check this out, I sent four researchers around the area. They quickly found 40 job openings. Twenty-four were entry-level positions. One...