The Age of Minority Rule and Culture Wars
Let me get this straight. The people protesting with anti-mask and anti-vaccine signs that read,...
Read Moreby Smart City Memphis | May 16, 2022 | Federal Government, Politics and Government, State Government | 0
Let me get this straight. The people protesting with anti-mask and anti-vaccine signs that read,...
Read Moreby Smart City Memphis | Apr 27, 2022 | City of Memphis Government, Politics and Government, Shelby County government | 2
It’s easy to find the answer to the question of whether City of Memphis should have partisan...
Read Moreby Smart City Memphis | Apr 25, 2022 | Politics and Government | 0
At what point did evangelicals become such poor Christians? It’s pretty obvious that it was when...
Read Moreby Smart City Memphis | Oct 28, 2021 | Parks and Greening, Politics and Government | 0
The decision by City of Memphis and the Memphis Zoo to scrap the plan to build a parking deck...
Read Moreby Smart City Memphis | Aug 19, 2021 | City of Memphis Government, Economic Development, Livability, Politics and Government, Shelby County government, Talent, Uncategorized | 0
Thumbnail: The consolidation campaign has adopted a jobs theme, but government structure has nothing to do with economic success. The two facts that determine economic success are talent and livability, and Memphis and Shelby County lacks the consensus program to improve educational attainment and to create a livable community
Read Moreby Smart City Memphis | Jun 25, 2021 | Civil Rights, Politics and Government | 0
This recent article by Alex Shephard in The New Republic is a must read about the latest and...
Read Moreby Smart City Memphis | Nov 2, 2020 | Politics and Government | 0
Thumbnail: The ultimate test of American democracy is whether it will protect the sanctity of the voting booth, all while a major political party is working to suppress voting and prevent all votes from being counted. The Republican Party’s most serious test may come this week.
Read Moreby Smart City Memphis | Oct 30, 2020 | City of Memphis Government, Economic Development, Politics and Government, Poverty | 0
Thumbnail: Cardell Orrin, always a source of honest and factual opinion, posted the following on Facebook last night regarding yesterday’s “State of Memphis Housing Summit.” I believe it deserves wide circulation. We may write more on the Summit in coming days, but Mr. Orrin’s comments are must-read.
Read Moreby Smart City Memphis | Sep 23, 2020 | Criminal Justice, Politics and Government | 0
Thumbnails: The late Memphian, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court Abe Fortas, is used by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell in his pretzel logic about the appointment of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s successor. It’s worth remembering the entire and powerful story of this distinguished Memphian’s life and how raw politics blocked his appointment as chief justice in one of the U.S. Senate’s darkest moments.
Read Moreby Smart City Memphis | Jan 16, 2020 | Arts and Culture, City of Memphis Government, Downtown Revitalization, Economic Development, Politics and Government | 0
In early 2001, the Vancouver Grizzlies...
Read Moreby Smart City Memphis | Aug 1, 2019 | Politics and Government, Poverty | 2
Six years ago in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, I wrote several posts about New Orleans, and one of them was about how it was possible to drive up and down St. Charles...
Read Moreby Smart City Memphis | Dec 17, 2018 | Politics and Government, Trends and Issues | 0
We’re hard-pressed to think of any journalism in the U.S. these days that is better than ProPublica. The nonprofit media outlet produces investigative journalism that is...
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