Dana Criswell

Pilot, Conservative, Tree Farmer, Mississippi State Representative https://www.danacriswell.com/

Dana Criswell: “I’ve Flown Autoland Jets. Tesla’s Full Self-Driving Still Needs a Fully Awake Pilot” Telsa

Dana Criswell: “I’ve Flown Autoland Jets. Tesla’s Full Self-Driving Still Needs a Fully Awake Pilot”

Dana Criswell December 1, 2025

I’ve spent more than 18,000 hours in the cockpit of advanced airliners, managing autopilots that, when programmed...

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Why Mississippi Should Bet on Small Modular Reactors

Dana Criswell November 20, 2025

Mississippi needs power that works when the weather doesn’t and when gas prices spike. We need electricity...

Dana Criswell: “The Perils of High Taxes: Lessons from History for Mississippi and America” "The problem is not that people are taxed too little, the problem is that government spends too much." - Ronald Reagan

"The problem is not that people are taxed too little, the problem is that government spends too much." - Ronald Reagan

Dana Criswell: “The Perils of High Taxes: Lessons from History for Mississippi and America”

Dana Criswell November 13, 2025

While lower taxes have consistently driven economic progress and opportunity, higher taxes deliver clear and damaging consequences,...

Dana Criswell: “Do you need permission from the state for that?” Hairdressing

Dana Criswell: “Do you need permission from the state for that?”

Dana Criswell November 3, 2025

Too many Mississippians need a government permission slip to earn an honest living. Licensing boards—often staffed by...

Dana Criswell: “Mississippi: Leader in Economic Development” Mississippi-economic-development

Dana Criswell: “Mississippi: Leader in Economic Development”

Dana Criswell October 27, 2025

Mississippi has chased “economic development” longer than most states. Since the 1930s, our main tactic has been...

Mississippi Puts Real Money Into Schools. Now Let Parents Choose. schoolschoice

Mississippi Puts Real Money Into Schools. Now Let Parents Choose.

Dana Criswell October 22, 2025

When I served in the Legislature, every time I spoke up for school choice I heard the...

Dana Criswell: “Homeschooling: The Old Way That Still Works” While exact yearly figures for Mississippi are hard to pinpoint due to limited data, estimates show a rise in homeschooling from around 20,000 before the pandemic to a peak of over 25,000 to 30,000 in the early 2020s, with current participation still higher than pre-pandemic levels.