by design | Feb 27, 2023 | Black, Columnist
DEI: Useless or Useful? By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com There is little doubt that diversity, equity and inclusion have added administrative bloat on many college campuses. Ron DeSantis has asked for an accounting of DEI on Florida’s...
by design | Feb 27, 2023 | Columnist, Duncan
Pat Buchanan – America First Long Before Trump By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com I have had several heroes in my life – my Father, my Uncle Joe, Zane Daniel – and from a distance, Pat Buchanan. I say from a distance because I never had the opportunity to get...
by design | Feb 27, 2023 | Columnist, Rector
A Wall Can Teach Us All By Joe Rector I watched the State of the Union message. Senators and members of the House mingled for several minutes before the official proceedings began. The cameras showed what one might have thought was a meeting of good friends. However,...
by design | Feb 27, 2023 | Columnist, Ferguson
Remember, no country that lost its moral compass and character has ever kept its liberty. General Michael Flynn. By Dr. Jim Ferguson I can’t keep up with the Biden Administration’s disasters. If I wrote a story every day, I couldn’t chronicle all of the mayhem they...
by design | Feb 27, 2023 | Columnist, Mattingly
‘Inordinately quick, combative, and hard-running’ By Tom Mattingly Super Bowl LVII is now in the rear-view mirror, but the memories of former Vol All-American guard John Michels (Feb. 15, 1931 – Jan. 10, 2019) coaching in four Super Bowl games remain fresh in...
by design | Feb 27, 2023 | Columnist, Nagi
Are the Vols heading to another disappointing March? By Mark Nagi Under Rick Barnes, Tennessee has turned into one of men’s college basketball’s top programs. They’ve sat at the top of the national rankings for a few weeks. Last year they won the SEC tournament for...
