Politics and Policy
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Despite the recent one-year anniversary of the Covenant School shooting and the onslaught of gun violence in Memphis and elsewhere, some in the Tennessee legislature persist in increasing the prevalence of guns in our schools, neighborhoods, and workplaces, instead of seeking ways to curb the violence.
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Yet, despite the repeated cringy cons, a near majority of the American people support Donald Trump for president. And among Evangelical Christians, nearly 70% support him. The final straw for this demographic should have been the “Access Hollywood” recordings revealed in 2016, yet in the last 8 years the pile of “final straws” could fill…
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What is restorative justice? Restorative justice is not a ‘scheme’ and the term is often used to cover issues like bail reform and police traffic stops. This article define the term and shares why it is important, for addressing crime.
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What has now become evident more than twenty years later is that the saga that was the presidential election of 2000 unwittingly influenced the insurrection of January 6th, 2020 – an insurrection twenty-five years in the making.
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The name Oliver Anthony was virtually unknown until a couple of weeks ago when the Virginia singer/songwriter dropped his viral “Rich Men North of Richmond” and became a nationwide sensation. Like Jason Aldean’s “Try That in a Small Town,” which I wrote about previously, the song was quickly politicized.
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Three days later, CMT announced it would no longer air the video and social media exploded. I remember thinking while listening to the song, “I was born and raised in a small town, and this song doesn’t speak for me.
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Cleotha Henderson and Ezekiel Kelly are nearly twenty years apart in age. Yet, their stories are unfortunately similar. Both encountered the juvenile justice system as adolescents. Kelly’s first interaction with the juvenile system was because of neglect, but a short time later he was adjudicated as delinquent.
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