Free Press Commentary
The latest Free Press Commentary coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, part of our Opinion section.
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Free Press Opinion: Gov. Bill Lee says education freedom program needs to double capacity
One year ago, we opened the doors of opportunity for Tennessee families with Education Freedom Scholarships – a school choice program for students in all 95 counties across our state – and the response has been nothing short of extraordinary.
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Free Press Opinion: Sending in the clowns; don’t bother, they’re here
Even someone with a rudimentary understanding of economics should know that if you tax a business or individual beyond their level of tolerance, they will pack up and leave the state for one with lower or no state income tax. Unfortunately, one can't escape the long arm of federal taxes.
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Free Press Opinion: As Trump muses about ‘taking Cuba,’ what is the big picture?
After Venezuela and Iran, what's another U.S. military incursion? For Cuba's sake, and for our own, we hope the administration takes a different tack there.
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Free Press Opinion: How America drilled its way out of the oil-supply straitjacket
Three weeks into the Iran War, the main impact so far has been oil prices. The dog that hasn't barked is oil shortages.
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Free Press Opinion: The Laffer Curve is no longer a punch line
For years it was a punch line. Now the Laffer Curve — which purports to show that tax cuts can increase revenue — is making a kind of comeback.
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Free Press Opinion: Paul Ehrlich’s ‘population bomb’ that wasn’t
Biologist and author Paul Ehrlich, the most influential Chicken Little of the last century, died at the age of 93 this week. His 1968 book, "The Population Bomb," launched decades of institutional panic in government, entertainment and journalism.
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Ron Hart: The Oscars mistake activism for entertainment
If you skipped the Oscars to sort your laundry, you made the right call. I can sum up the woke show for you: If you separated the dark clothes from the whites before you washed them, you are a segregationist and racist.
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Free Press Opinion: Get ready for the second coming of DOGE
President Trump has signed an executive order creating a task force to crack down on fraud in government programs. It will be headed by Vice President JD Vance.
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Free Press Opinion: Fighting a war with, not for, Israel
For most of the postwar era, the United States has gone to war with partners whose military contributions ranged from moderately helpful to mainly symbolic.
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Free Press Opinion: Pressure mounting on Democrats over another shutdown dead end
Chuck Schumer walked Democrats into a dead end last year, triggering the longest federal government shutdown in a futile effort to prop up the hemorrhaging Obamacare program. Just months later, he's at it again.
