by design | Sep 25, 2023 | Columnist, Duncan
On Almost Everything, Follow The Money By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com Almost everything the federal government does can be traced back to a very old saying: “Follow the money.” According to Wikipedia, the saying was popularized almost 50 years ago...
by design | Sep 18, 2023 | Columnist, Duncan
A Courageous Judge And Brave Lawyer By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com From 1969 to 1988 I was devoted to the law – first as a law student at George Washington University, and then as a lawyer and judge in Knoxville. Through all the years since, I have...
by design | Sep 11, 2023 | Columnist, Duncan
I Still Support Trump But Legal Problems Could Bring Him Down By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com In my August 28 column, I listed a few of the many reasons why I am still supporting Donald Trump in next year’s race for the White House. There has never...
by design | Sep 5, 2023 | Columnist, Duncan
Three Years And Going Strong By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com Grateful to The Focus and its readers This is the first column of my fourth year writing for The Knoxville Focus newspaper. Every week for the past three years I have written a column, missing...
by design | Aug 28, 2023 | Columnist, Duncan
By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com In 2016 I became one of the earliest members of Congress to endorse Donald Trump for president. I did this because I believed he was the least hawkish and the least likely to get us into another unnecessary war. I had voted...
by design | Aug 21, 2023 | Columnist, Duncan
Trump Cases Are Fueled By Partisan Political Hatred By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com There is a very old saying that a zealous prosecutor can indict a ham sandwich if he wanted to. If we really believed in the presumption of innocence – that a person is...
