The left is having a fit over Rex Tillerson, the CEO of ExxonMobil, as Trump's pick for secretary of state. I've dubbed him T. Rex. After Mad Dog Mattis, all of Trump's picks need to have nicknames. Let's face it, the reason the left is going nuts over T. Rex is because he heads up Big Oil. They hate Big Oil. They think Big Oil is destroying the planet. They think people like Tillerson should be treated like war criminals... more

Global warming activists won't be satisfied until the Earth freezes over and nothing survives. They relentlessly use obnoxious pictures of polar bears floating on melting sea ice to guilt people into believing we're to blame. They chose the wrong animal as their "poster child." Polar bears aren't cuddly little snowballs who sip on colas all day and use a hunting rifle to compassionately put their prey out of misery when it's snack time. ... more

"You almost got fired because your company had a holiday party? You're going to have to explain." "Look, where I come from, we call holiday parties 'Christmas parties.' Nobody told me I was supposed to avoid anything relating to our country's Christmas tradition."... more

"Many Millennials Think Bush Killed More Than Stalin." Such was the surreal subject head sitting in my email box one morning. "Holy @#$%!" wrote a colleague in response. "This is mind-boggling.... This is scary, scary, scary." It sure is. It also isn't surprising. Such profound, disturbing ignorance is a direct result of what Americans have learned about communism in our horrid system of education, from high schools to colleges. The failure is massive... more

Who would've thought one little phone call would cause such a stir? Donald Trump takes a congratulatory call from the president of Taiwan and the left-wing news media go nuts. They start screaming "One China Policy" and suggest Trump may have upended the whole world order... more

I am 8 years old. Some of my friends say there IS a Santa Claus. Papa says, "If you see it in the Communist Party paper Granma, it's so." Please tell me the truth, El Presidente. Is there a Santa Claus? - Virginia O'Hanlon Dear Virginia: Your little friends are wrong. Of course there is no Santa Claus. Did your papa not tell you that I banned all likenesses of Santa, a symbol of Yankee capitalist greed, in 1959?... more

As President Obama once said, "Elections have consequences." Consequences, indeed. Eight years of a weak Obama administration emboldened our enemy, inspiring the rise of terrorism domestically and abroad, making it risky for everyday Americans to do everyday things... more

Barack Obama had just beaten John McCain by a margin of 10 million votes and 7.2 percentage points - the biggest Democratic win since 1964. Democrats also won both congressional chambers. And yet, despite this decisive pro-Democratic mandate to govern, congressional Republicans resolved, at a private dinner on day one, not to offer a scintilla of cooperation. ... more

I'll bet you a can of Who Hash that you didn't realize the classic holiday special "Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas" (based on the 1957 book) celebrates its 50th anniversary on December 18. Federal regulations require that I give the full, formal title of the program, so you don't confuse it with "William Faulkner's How The Grinch Stole Christmas" or "Aristotle's How The Grinch Stole Christmas."... more

The death of the dictator of Cuba took over our headlines for a few days and made some world leaders look pretty stupid. Canada's leader Justin Trudeau reacted as if Fidel Castro was a saint to be mourned, not a thug whose death should be celebrated... more

From Christmas to Hanukkah to Kwanzaa, the winter holidays come wrapped up in themes of peace, love, presents and light that are admirably meant to bring more joy to this world. How wonderful it is to join in these celebrations! We'd be remiss, however, not to remember that so many--sometimes even you or I--may also struggle with depression and financial strain amidst these December traditions... more

Thanksgiving may officially be over, but Americans have much to be thankful for. To my liberal and Democratic Party friends (not always one and the same), please enjoy the freedom you have to protest and fear the unknown that is President-elect Trump... more

When I was a preschooler, I lived across the road from Rufus Foster. I still attend church with his widow. One of many memorable things about Mr. Foster was that, as a 19-year-old from the hills of Tennessee, he was at Pearl Harbor during the Japanese sneak attack... more

Abdul Artan was a terrorist. That simple sentence is impossible for the left-wing media to utter, but it's true. Artan was the 18-year-old Somali immigrant who rammed his car into a crowd of students at Ohio State University then hopped out with a butcher knife to stab anyone in sight. He was also a student at Ohio State... more

I've kind of tried to put politics to the side for a while. Nothing more than middle-school schoolyard bullying. Republicans, Democrats and Tea Partiers all share at least same blame for the nation's gridlock and $14 trillion debt. Tea Party supporters may object to that last statement, but it's true. We've gone down a conservative fiscal road for 30 years and it hasn't turned out like we'd hoped... more

The boy who desecrated a monument for those who gave their lives during military service for our country is apparently willing to apologize for throwing the plaque in Rock Creek about three months ago. However, he does not want to be named publicly. Perhaps that reflects shame. If so, it may also prove to have been a learning experience. That is one of the purposes of the juvenile court system in this state... more

Stealing ideas from the best is better than trying to reinvent the wheel. And so it is with a proposal for revitalizing downtown Lewisburg. That idea sounds as dry as a policy wonk, but it's as juicy as homemade pie. Next Tuesday evening area residents are invited to help create a new organization to improve the heart of the city, but kick-off meetings need follow-up tail-gate parties to maintain momentum, so here's the idea I stole... more

In recent weeks Marshall County has found itself in the unenviable position of having to fill three major positions of leadership simultaneously: Marshall County director of schools, Lewisburg chief of police, and Marshall County Joint Economic and Community Development Board executive director... more

In 1979 I didn't know a lot about the Bedford County community of Bell Buckle. I knew that my MTSU biology teacher (Eugene Strobel) was the mayor, but I didn't realize what a tourist Mecca the quaint village would become. Fast forward. Bell Buckle's 13th Annual RC Cola and Moon Pie Festival (June 16) pays homage to two enduring Southern traditions. ... more