Drost Kokoye, a founding and current board member of the American Muslim Advisory Council (AMAC), Tennessee’s most prominent Muslim organization, was caught on video using a bullhorn held to the faces of police and shouting them down for wearing riot gear while they were protecting protesters like Kokoye at UT…
Read MoreDay: February 19, 2018
The Left Whines When Laura Ingraham Criticizes the NBA’s LeBron James
“I’m an equal opportunity critic for the Left on topics on which they know little,” Laura Ingraham said on “The Ingraham Angle” Friday night. She was commenting about the left-wing backlash to her earlier comments about NBA superstar LeBron James. “Race had nothing to do with it.”
Read MoreTennessee Star Editor-in-Chief to Guest Host the Dan Mandis Show on WTN Today and Interview Carol Swain About Moral Leadership
Tennessee Star Editor-in-Chief Michael Patrick Leahy will guest host The Dan Mandis Show from noon to 3 p.m. central time on Supertalk 99.7 WTN today, President’s Day, Monday, February 19. The first hour will address the turbulent recent events in Tennessee politics, including Sen. Bob Corker’s (R-TN) potential re-entry into…
Read MoreTrump Criticizes FBI for ‘Missing Signals’ Before Florida School Shooting
President Donald Trump has criticized the the top U.S. law enforcement agency for “missing signals” before a 19-year-old man carried out a mass shooting at a Florida high school last week. “Very sad that the FBI missed all of the many signals sent out by the Florida school shooter.
Read MoreMattis: Artificial Intelligence Poses Questions for Nature of War
Artificial intelligence and its impact on weapons of the future has made US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis doubt his own theories on warfare. A question on the subject prompted the retired Marine general to give an impromptu seminar on his theory of war Saturday to reporters returning with him from…
Read MoreConstitution Series: The Nineteenth Amendment
This is the twenty-second of twenty-five weekly articles in The Tennessee Star’s Constitution Series. Students in grades 8 through 12 can sign up here to participate in The Tennessee Star’s Constitution Bee, which will be held on Saturday, April 28. The Nineteenth Amendment was finally ratified and victoriously added to the United States Constitution…
Read MoreJustice Department Big Shot May Have Huge Ethics Problem
A senior Department of Justice (DOJ) executive may have broken the law by failing to disclose the fact that his wife worked at Fusion GPS, the firm that employed a former British spy for opposition research on President Donald Trump.
Read MoreJeff Sessions Stands by Recusal in Russia Investigation
Attorney General Jeff Sessions said Sunday he stands by his decision to recuse himself from the investigation into whether there was collusion between the Trump campaign and Russians during the 2016 election.
Read MoreOhio’s Governor Kasich Calls for Congress to ‘Wake Up’ After Shooting
The Republican Party needs to “wake up” and consider “common sense gun laws” in response to the latest mass shooting in Florida, Ohio’s Republican Governor John Kasich said Sunday.
Read MoreTrump: Dems Should Have Passed Gun Control When They Had The Chance
President Donald Trump responded to criticisms of his administration’s stance on gun control Saturday on Twitter by arguing that if Democrats really cared, they would have passed suitable legislation during the Obama administration.
Read MoreJeff Hartline Commentary: Evaluating Risk In The Era Of School Shootings: Do Solving Other Problems Teach Us Anything?
By Jeff Hartline When I was a little boy, I regularly rode in the car with my dad standing next to him. I can recall numerous times when he would have to quickly apply the brakes that his right hand would shoot across my body to keep me from…
Read MoreTiny Pacemakers Could Be Game Changers for Heart Patients
Tiny, new pacemakers are making headway around the world. One type, the Micra, is keeping 15,000 people’s hearts beating in 40 countries, according to manufacturer Medtronic. One of those people is Mary Lou Trejo, a senior citizen who lives in Ohio.
Read More‘Resign Now! Megan Barry’ Rally Set for Tomorrow at Metro Nashville Courthouse
A rally calling on embattled Mayor Megan Barry to resign “effective immediately” will take place tomorrow, Tuesday, February 20, at 5 p.m., on the south side steps of the Metro Nashville Davidson Courthouse, organizer Rick Williams told FOX 17. Late last month Mayor Barry admitted to having a two-year-long extramarital…
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