by design | Jul 21, 2025 | Columnist, Duncan
Barney Fife Day (And My Birthday) By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com The date this column is published (July 21), I will have my 78th birthday. I call it Barney Fife Day because several years ago, I got a big kick out of it when I found this was also Don...
by design | Jul 14, 2025 | Columnist, Duncan
Congress Is Spending Money We Do Not Have By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com One of the most popular things a member of Congress can do is bash Congress, saying or implying that it is filled with bad or crooked, or even evil people. Yet, this is not only very...
by design | Jul 7, 2025 | Columnist, Duncan
The Way Most Americans Feel About Foreign Wars By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com When I was in Congress, the least popular, least respected members were the biggest publicity seekers – the ones who were the first and quickest to run to the cameras. They were...
by design | Jun 30, 2025 | Columnist, Duncan
This Is Israel’s War – Not Our War By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com President Trump, to his credit, demanded a ceasefire between Israel and Iran. Both countries agreed to it. Then, the president became very angry with Israel because, as he said, “As soon as...
by design | Jun 23, 2025 | Columnist, Duncan
Leading Jews Attack Netanyahu’s Wars By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com On May 27, Ehud Olmert, a former prime minister of Israel, published a column in which he wrote: “What we are doing in Gaza now is a war of devastation: indiscriminate, limitless, cruel...
by design | Jun 16, 2025 | Columnist, Duncan
Elitist Democrats Want Billions More Tax Money For Harvard By John J. Duncan Jr. duncanj@knoxfocus.com Everyone should now feel sorry for Harvard (wink-wink). At least the elitist Democrats and their allies in the national media seem to think so. They have been...
