Teachers matter. I had the good fortune of having the most demanding teacher one could imagine for...
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While lower taxes have consistently driven economic progress and opportunity, higher taxes deliver clear and damaging consequences,...
Now & Then – So much has changed. But still, there’s nowhere else I’d rather be.
Today I felt emptiness.It was nothing new.Hope called out to mewith her quiet seductionand I leapt to...
Too many Mississippians need a government permission slip to earn an honest living. Licensing boards—often staffed by...
Oxford, Mississippi on The Square – Ca. 1910
Mississippi has chased “economic development” longer than most states. Since the 1930s, our main tactic has been...
“Turning Nickels Into Dimes” Kids distributing The Oxford Eagle when it was a weekly publication. It was...
When I served in the Legislature, every time I spoke up for school choice I heard the...
by Bronwynne Bailey Tagetes erecta, commonly known as the African marigold or Aztec marigold, is a vibrant...
If Jesus were alive today and a Southerner to boot, this might be how he would answer...
Shaw & Sneed Hardware on The Square at 114 Courthouse Square in 1959. In 2025, the building...
Let’s start with a simple truth we’ve forgotten: parents educated their children long before the government built a...
Hood’s Bait & Tackle, on Highway 30 in Oxford, Mississippi, close to the 3-Way intersection. In 2025,...
Paris, Mississippi. – Photograph © Martin J. Dain Collection, 1961.
William Shakespeare, The Bard, was in town for the Ole Miss-LSU game. He sauntered up the stairs...
In the strict, academic sense—sure. Any asset that trades in a free market can be bid down...
by Bronwynne Bailey The red spider lily is coming. Each September something almost magical happens across the...
Bitcoin didn’t fall from the sky. It was built, piece by piece, by people who were tired...
Shirley Hollowell posted: Taylor, Mississippi, J. G. Hurdle and Son store, ca. 1950s, now housing Taylor Grocery and...