by design | Apr 28, 2025 | Columnist, Duncan
Trade War – You Can Root For Trump Or For China By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com When I was a batboy for the Knoxville Smokies in the late 1950s and early 1960s, I did it for free the first and second seasons and then for $1.50 a game after that. In...
by design | Apr 21, 2025 | Columnist, Duncan
Israel – Killing Ambulance Workers, Starving Little Children By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com On Palm Sunday (April 13), Israeli bombs destroyed the surgery and intensive care sections of the “last fully functional hospital in Gaza City,” according...
by design | Apr 14, 2025 | Columnist, Duncan
Trump And His Tariffs By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com In early 2016, I became one of the first members of Congress to endorse Donald Trump for the nomination of the Republican Party as our candidate for president. I did this because he seemed to be by far...
by design | Apr 7, 2025 | Columnist, Duncan
Democrat Governor Says His Party Is Toxic By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com Many political observers think that Gavin Newsom, the governor of California, is the man most likely to be the Democrat candidate for president in 2028. That is why...
by design | Mar 31, 2025 | Columnist, Duncan
A Conference For Peace And Prosperity By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com Last week I was one of the featured speakers at a conference in Texas hosted by the Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity. Ron Paul himself hosted the events. He will be 90...
by design | Mar 24, 2025 | Columnist, Duncan
Presidents Almost Always Lose Power In Congress In Mid-Term Elections By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com In the summer of 1964, I started working as a bagboy at an A & P Grocery Store on Asheville Highway. I was making $1.10 an hour, and I sent my...
