Have Americans Lost Faith in the Political Process by Whitney Brown
Recently I sat in a room on Emory University’s campus and listened to a small but diverse panel of accomplished and politically active...
University of Memphis
Shelby County Needs More Experience in Local Positions by Alexander Robertson
The debate stage was set on a Tuesday night, it came down to three people to handle the criminal records and other data for Shelby County. The...
What Really Happens At a City Council Meeting? by Ethan Shutes
Memphis City Council This past month I attended my first Memphis city council meeting, and not only was this my first Memphis city council...
“POLICE BRUTALITY. DO YOUR LEADERS TRULY CARE ABOUT PUNISHING THOSE WHO ABUSE POWER?” by Dane D. Norvell II
Serve and Protect. The words that have for years echoed into the form of reassurance of safety, have for many, manifested itself into nothing but...
“State Legislative Issues Briefing by the Family Action Council of Tennessee” by LaDarius Tatum
During the initial opening of the event, FACT President David Fowler explained some basic conservative principles. As he led us through a moment...
Money in Politics: The Effort to Revitalize the Mid-South Coliseum and Fairgrounds by Hanna McCarthy
*Photo by Toby Sells, Creative Commons Zero License On February 18, 2020 the Memphis City Council held a public meeting in which one significant...
The Populist Parties
The Recent Democratic Primary Debate in South Carolina and the success of Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden are showing signs that the Democratic...
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee’s State of the State Address: The Heartbeat Bill Promotes Polarization
On Thursday, February 13, 2020, Tennessee’s Republican governor Bill Lee delivered his State of the State address for West Tennessee at Lane...
Have you ever been to a city council meeting?
The seat of government for an entire city considering the passage or failure of new ideas in a meeting that is open to the public…has an audience...