In our blog, read about the political and cultural issues affecting Tennesseans written from a conservative perspective. Commentaries are typically written by David Fowler, an attorney who served in the Tennessee state Senate for 12 years before joining FACT as President.
Another Trump Revolution in November? Then What?
Oct 18, 2024 by David Fowler
On December 8, 2016, I published a commentary entitled, “Will the Trump Revolution Bring Real Change?” My answer was, “No” unless one thing began to happen. It didn’t, and we got President Biden. If we get “round t...
The Civilization-Defining Nature of an Upcoming SCOTUS decision involving Tennessee
Oct 11, 2024 by David Fowler
As I write, briefs are being filed with the United States Supreme Court on the constitutionality of Tennessee’s law prohibiting medical interventions on behalf of minors confused about their gender. With a straight face, I will tell you that I ...
How the Vice-Presidential Debate Confirmed My Growing Suspicions
Oct 4, 2024 by David Fowler
After thirty years of living and working directly in the political sphere, my experience regarding this week’s vice-presidential debate and my reaction to it were unusual. My experience may not have been atypical, but I suspect my reaction is n...
Murder Recruitment Is Now Constitutionally Protected Free Speech
Sep 27, 2024 by David Fowler
Last Friday, a federal district judge in Middle Tennessee, Alita Trauger, held that communications in Tennessee designed to “recruit” someone in connection with the murder of another person outside the state are protected by the First Ame...
Constitution Week: How Dishonest Lawyers Stole the Randolph Family’s Lawful Inheritance
Sep 20, 2024 by David Fowler
It is appropriate to tell you the heretofore unpublished story about the Randolph family since President Biden, in keeping with previous presidents, proclaimed September 17th Constitution Day and the period from the 17th through the 23rd as Constitut...
The Republican Strategy to Abolish Child Abuse
Sep 13, 2024 by David Fowler
Last week a group of “Republicans and other conservatives” filed an amicus brief with the United States Supreme Court explaining how child abuse can be eliminated. It’s a very cogent proposition that liberals should love. So far, no...
The Two Criteria I Will Hereafter Apply to Presidential (Federal) Elections
Sep 6, 2024 by David Fowler
A person reached out to me last week struggling with how to vote, saying, “It is becoming increasingly difficult to find someone I can vote for.” I can empathize. Simply to vote for the lesser of two evils is to vote for an evil, and Chri...
J.D. Vance’s Most Recent View on Abortion Is a Warning to the Church
Aug 30, 2024 by David Fowler
Last week I took on David French’s less than Christian view that he would vote for Kamala Harris to “save conservatism.” Today I take on J.D. Vance’s most recent explanation for why neither he nor Donald Trump would support a ...
David French’s Reasons for Voting for Kamala Harris Should not be Blown Off
Aug 22, 2024 by David Fowler
Last week, David French, a professor of the orthodox tenants of the Christian religion, penned an editorial for the New York Times titled, “To Save Conservatism From Itself, I Am Voting for Harris.” I think conservatives, especially Chris...
Loving it: IOC and Science Box Themselves Into a Humpty Dumpty Goo-Woman Corner.
Aug 15, 2024 by David Fowler
The President of the International Olympic Committee said something about the controversy over persons with X and Y chromosomes (males) boxing against persons with two X chromosomes (females) for the women’s gold medal that gave me great hope. ...
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