Archive for March 2022
Ukrainian Courage
“It’s very serious. It’s not a movie…I’m not iconic, I think Ukraine is iconic.” – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky I was born in 1983, so I narrowly squeezed into the generation we call Millennials. Millennials are between ages 26 and 41 now and are often seen by older generations as soft, lazy snowflakes. We’re the…
Read MoreMississippi legislature: Week 9 recap
The legislature continued to work on their calendar with their latest deadline for committees to pass out bills originating in the other chamber. That means all bills that passed the House had to pass out of the committee they were referred to in the Senate, and vice versa. As usual, many more bills died as…
Read MoreFund the Police
On Tuesday, President Joe Biden used the stage of the State of the Union to declare that we should be funding the police. “We should all agree the answer is not to defund the police. It’s to fund the police,” Biden said. “Fund them with resources and training, resources and training they need they need to protect their…
Read MoreState of the Union? We need good policy and strong leadership.
President Joe Biden stepped to the well of the U.S. House of Representatives last night to deliver the annual State of the Union. Most years, the State of the Union serves as an opportunity for the president to share the accomplishments of his administration and to advocate for an agenda. The message last night largely…
Read MoreSupporting the Rule of Law: A Framework for Addressing Crime in Jackson
“No one is above the law.” This common refrain illustrates the importance of one of America’s most important founding principles: the rule of law. Since its founding, the United States distinguished itself among nations by adhering to the rule of law, as opposed to the rule of men. Today, in cities across America, the rule…
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