by design | Aug 31, 2026 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson We lost a great lady last week. Dolly Parton belonged to the world, but we East Tennesseans considered her our own. Her Smoky Mountains were mine as well. And like her mountains, her music and life are for the ages. I had begun a different essay,...
by design | Aug 24, 2026 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson If you are missing items you ordered from Amazon, I know where you can find them. The picture above shows “your” packages piled at the gate on our accessory gravel drive exiting the back of our property. Regrettably, I have written about our ordeal...
by design | Aug 17, 2026 | Columnist, Ferguson
If socialists understood economics, they wouldn’t be socialists. Friedrich Hayek By Dr. Jim Ferguson I have never been one to avoid a topic, but human sexuality – specifically gender identification – has become a taboo subject if you disagree with...
by design | Aug 10, 2026 | Columnist, Ferguson
All truth passes through three stages: First it is ridiculed. Then, it is violently opposed. Finally, it is accepted as being self-evident. Arthur Schopenhauer By Dr. Jim Ferguson I know everyone is sick of hearing about Fauci, so I will not reiterate his lies. You...
by design | Aug 3, 2026 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson It’s complicated, but I’m not talking about the 2009 romcom (romantic comedy) of the same name. The modern world is complicated. William Wordsworth wrote the poem, “The World Is Too Much With Us,” lamenting that the world has lost connection with...
by design | Jul 27, 2026 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson Amidst challenges, Americans are hopefully going to the polls to exercise their hard-won freedom to choose our leaders. Prophetically, Jesus said, “In this world, you will have trouble.” And the Master was right, even though Americans today live...
