The Dollar Tree Economy
Dollar Tree has become the go-to symbol of Bidenflation and a scapegoat for corporate greed. But it’s the discount giant’s role in rural America that is most telling about our nation’s cultural divide.
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Playin' Ball
🏀 The WNBA in Nashville · Kelsey pardoned · Rock departure for General Hospital CEO · Illegal of the week · Much more!
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📅 Visit our On The Radar list to find upcoming events around Nashville. 🎧 On Spotify: Pamphleteer's Picks, a playlist of our favorite bands in town this week. 👨🏻‍🌾 Check out our Nashville farmer's market guide. Monday, 3/10 🎸 Bluebird at the Symphony @ Schermerhorn Symphony Center, 7:30p, $39+, Info 🪕 Brownyn Keith-Hynes @ Dee's
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Book Review: In Trump Time: A Journal of America’s Plague Year
Peter Navarro. All Seasons Press. $28.00
Review: Benedetta
Paul Verhoeven's latest finds him as provocative as ever
The Sanity of the South
In an era of unhinged rhetoric and destructive ideas, the history of the South offers perspective
The Final Word on Lockdowns
An epitaph for the failed social experiment of locking everyone down to slow the spread
How State Representative Jason Zachary Became a Leader in the Fight Against COVID Tyranny
In Knox County, Jason Zachary's actions paved the way for Tennessee's unique response to federal reoverreach
Tales From the ER #4
Freshly Baked Cookies
How to Politicize a Tornado
The tragic damage wrecked by this past weekend's tornadoes has quickly become politicized
What We Talk About When We Talk About Democracy
Attacks on Democracy look more and more like actual Democracy
The Great American Blood Shortage
Since the onset of the Coronavirus pandemic, America’s blood supply has taken a dramatic hit
Governing by the Numbers
For the Biden administration, good numbers are always better than bad numbers
Tennessee's Children Don't Need Protection from COVID-19
A response to The Tennessean's Brett Kelman and his plea to vaccinate more Tennessee children
Tales from the ER # 1
Los Paquetes
Tennessee's Covid Policy Labyrinth
Some help navigating Tennessee's new Covid policies
Just Another Government Shutdown
America's newest holiday tradition is flirting with the budget