Opinion

Where Is The Church? – Tennessee Conservative

Image Credit: Canva Submitted by Tracey Smith [chair, Knox for Liberty] – I’ve watched you my whole life. I have prayed with you, talked with you, laughed with you, and cried with you many times. We’ve had meals together, shared our lives and our families with one another. But I have watched you change over […]

Illegal Alien Selfies A Perfect Symbol For America’s Decline

Image Credit: BorderHawkNews / Twitter By Brian Lonergan | Immigration Reform Law Institute via The Center Square – Some of the most significant moments in modern history are synonymous with iconic images. The Communist Chinese government’s iron-fisted domination of its people was captured by Tank Man. The euphoria at the end of the long, grueling […]

House Bill 2936 Secures Parental Rights In Tennessee (Op-Ed)

Image Credit: Canva submitted by Karen England [President of Capitol Resources Institute and Take Back the Classroom] – Children belong first and foremost to their parents. When God blesses the world with a new child, he does it through the actions of a mother and a father—parents—who then have the responsibility to raise and train […]

School Choice & Homeschooling: What’s Happened In Other States?

Image Credit: Canva submitted by Shaka Mitchell [Senior Fellow at The American Federation for Children / Tennessee Federation for Children] – Two streams of educational choice are converging: the growing number of homeschool students and the expansion of educational choice programs like Gov. Lee’s proposed Education Freedom Scholarship Accounts (EFSA). By now, it is old […]

Will We Recognize Tennessee 10 Years From Now?

By Brandon Lewis [Founder of The Tennessee Conservative] – Our state is suffering under massive, unchecked Illegal Immigration. Sadly, Republican Leadership condones it through inaction, while having a well-documented history of making it worse, at the state level. If this continues, do you think we’ll even recognize Tennessee in 10 years? I have my doubts… […]

Unveiling the Dark Money Influence: Prop 13 Initiatives Target Tennessee

Image Credit: Canva By Rob Mitchell [Rutherford County Assessor of Property] – In the intricate labyrinth of political strategy, Tennessee has become entangled in a complex network of undisclosed funding and covert organizations. These entities are advocating for the implementation of California’s notorious “Prop 13” tax cap initiatives. The mysterious “TennCap” is leading this campaign, […]

Cronyism And Corruption Thrive In Darkness

Image Credit: Canva By Deborah Fisher, Executive Director of Tennessee Coalition for Open Government [via The Tennessee Lookout] – An often quoted phrase related to open government is one by Louis Brandeis, an attorney and associate justice on the Supreme Court whose work and writings spanned the late 19th and early 20th centuries.  “Sunlight is […]

BONDAGE: This Is Not Parental Rights. HB2936

Image by drobotdean on FreePik Submitted by a concerned Tennessee Citizen Journalist – While three separate parental rights bills stumbled into the General Assembly, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted only on SB2749 (Haile R-Gallatin) on Tuesday, February 27. After limited discussion and the testimony of two witnesses, the bill succeeded with a six/two vote along […]