Longtime Mississippi Republicans will remember political consultant Stuart Stevens for his work on early campaigns for the late Sen. Thad Cochran. Since those early races he has become a highly successful media strategist and has helped elect numerous Republican governors and senators.

Thanks to that party-pooping “Star 69,” I can no longer make prank phone calls.

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act became the law of the land two years ago. It represents the largest overhaul of the U.S. tax system since the Reagan presidency – a longtime goal for Republicans.

November 5, 2019 the citizens of Mississippi went to the polls and let their voices be heard. The immediate future of our great state is now in the hands of those who were chosen during this crucial election to lead.

With a Senate impeachment trial likely just days away, President Trump and Democrats are locked in a cycle of mutual trolling over whether the trial should include testimony from witnesses.

The federal government has changed the rules over who gets overtime pay. That’s put Mississippi’s small businesses in a tricky spot. On Jan. 1, more managers qualified for OT.

I’m about to show my age here. I had learned to drive a vehicle, hunt with a firearm, and shave before our home had a bathroom, telephone, or television.

Have I benefited from nepotism and cronyism? Sure. But at least I feel guilty about it.

The same Mississippi representative who recently was elected without opposition as the Democratic leader of the state House almost sabotaged the election of the last Democratic speaker 12 years ago.

So what in the world just happened here?

About the time the village of Gum Pond began to woo the Mobile and Ohio Railroad to come through, Simon Wolf, a Jewish peddler, decided to settle here in 1853 and open a store. Wolf followed a trend among many itinerant Jewish street traders of the time. He settled in a village in the South,…

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s strategy of holding on to the two weak articles of impeachment against President Trump was starting to rattle some Democrats who felt they were losing the political battle. Last Wednesday, Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) told reporters, “If we’re going to do it, she…

While there are always students for whom school assignments are relatively easy and those for whom they are difficult, there are also students who struggle in one area and excel in others. In simple language, these students are often referred to as twice exceptional.

There are 99 better, or at least less abject, senators. However, Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., is inadvertently useful by incessantly demonstrating the depths to which senators sink when they jettison institutional responsibilities to facilitate subservience to presidents of their party. Consider …

Criminal activity imposes huge costs on black residents in low-income neighborhoods of cities such as Chicago, Baltimore, Detroit, St. Louis, Philadelphia and many others. Thousands of black Americans were murdered in 2019. More than 90% of the time, the perpetrator was also black. Leftists …

Tuesday’s inauguration of newly-minted Republican Gov. Tate Reeves ends a 33-year career in public service in Mississippi by his predecessor, former Gov. Phil Bryant. Or does it?

The national Martin Luther King Jr. holiday has been celebrated the third Monday of January since it was signed into law in 1983 by President Ronald Reagan.

We were on the way to ballet rehearsal. It’s my favorite 30 minutes of the day. It’s a chance to break away from work, and to touch base with my only child. She’s 14 now. And it won’t be long before she’s driving herself. I treasure these moments.

Mississippi’s prison crisis is about to teach new legislators a hard lesson.

The 2020 U.S. Census is well underway, and workers across our country are ready to coordinate this massive, once a decade undertaking. By April 1, an invitation will go out to every American household to participate online, by phone, or by mail. It is important that as many people as possibl…

“Darkness cannot drive out darkness – only light can do that.”

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Former national security adviser John Bolton shook up the Trump impeachment standoff recently with his announcement that, if subpoenaed, he is “prepared to testify” before a Senate trial. It’s still not clear, of course, when or even if a trial might occur, since House Speaker Nancy Pelosi i…

My father and I still regret the first and only time I dabbled in the world of high fashion.

When Republican Gov. Kirk Fordice appointed state Rep. Phil Bryant, a Rankin County Republican, to the open seat of state auditor in 1996, he essentially said Bryant was a nicer version of himself.

I was in the doctor’s office recently, waiting to have a staple removed from my tongue, when I noticed an item in Cat Fancy magazine. The story claimed that dolphins were as intelligent as humans.

Prior to Iran’s missile attacks on U.S. bases inside Iraq, Secretary of Defense Mark Esper said, “We are not seeking war with Iran, but we are prepared to finish one.” Esper said the U.S. prefers a “diplomatic” solution to the escalation of tensions in the region.

WASHINGTON – The sails of Sen. Josh Hawley’s political skiff are filled with winds gusting from the right. They come from conservatives who think that an array of – perhaps most of – America’s social injuries, from addiction to loneliness – have been inflicted by America’s economy. Individua…

With the return to school this month many students come home with a variety of self-prescribed inabilities. Whether it’s “I can’t, I don’t know, It’s too hard, or I just don’t get it,” students clearly can experience frustration when trying to master new concepts and ideas and methods. What’…