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Dana Criswell: “Mississippi: Two Rules, One Winner”

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Dana Criswell: “Mississippi: Two Rules, One Winner”

Dana Criswell June 1, 2026 0

Mississippi Crony Capitalism on Display In January of 2024, the Mississippi Legislature voted in a special session...

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Dana Criswell: “Redistricting Ruling – What Mississippi’s Legislature Has to Decide – Part Two”

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Dana Criswell: “Redistricting Ruling – What Mississippi’s Legislature Has to Decide – Part Two”

Dana Criswell May 19, 2026 0

Part Two, MS Supreme Court and Congress Last week I wrote about the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling...

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Dana Criswell: “Why Mississippi Should Want Data Centers — and how we pay for them — PART 3”

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Dana Criswell: “Why Mississippi Should Want Data Centers — and how we pay for them — PART 3”

Dana Criswell May 18, 2026 0

PART 3 — These Are Subsidies, Not Capitalism If you have read the first two pieces in...

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Dana Criswell: “What the Supreme Court’s Redistricting Ruling Actually Means for Mississippi – Part One”

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Dana Criswell: “What the Supreme Court’s Redistricting Ruling Actually Means for Mississippi – Part One”

Dana Criswell May 14, 2026 0

Part One – US Supreme Court Decision If you’ve scrolled through Facebook lately, you’ve probably seen one...

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Dana Criswell: “Why Mississippi Should Want Data Centers — Environmental Concerns, PART 2”

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Dana Criswell: “Why Mississippi Should Want Data Centers — Environmental Concerns, PART 2”

Dana Criswell May 13, 2026 0

PART 2 — The Honest Conservative Answer on Air, Water, and Power In the first piece in...

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Dana Criswell: “Why Mississippi Should Want Data Centers — and Why Conservatives Should Insist on Doing It Right, PART 1”

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Dana Criswell: “Why Mississippi Should Want Data Centers — and Why Conservatives Should Insist on Doing It Right, PART 1”

Dana Criswell May 8, 2026 0

PART 1 — Mississippi Should Want the Data-Center Boom There is a quiet argument going on right...

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Dana Crisell: “Who Protects Bitcoin? How a Decentralized Network Prepares for the Quantum Threat”

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Dana Crisell: “Who Protects Bitcoin? How a Decentralized Network Prepares for the Quantum Threat”

Dana Criswell May 7, 2026 0

When people hear that Bitcoin may one day need to defend itself against quantum computing, the first...

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Dana Criswell: “Bitcoin and the Quantum Question: Understanding a Risk That Isn’t Here Yet”

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Dana Criswell: “Bitcoin and the Quantum Question: Understanding a Risk That Isn’t Here Yet”

Dana Criswell May 5, 2026 0

For years, Bitcoin has been described as unhackable. Its cryptography is strong, its network decentralized, and its...

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Dana Criswell: “Your Bank Account and the Quantum Threat: How Safe Is Your Money Online?”

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Dana Criswell: “Your Bank Account and the Quantum Threat: How Safe Is Your Money Online?”

Dana Criswell May 5, 2026 0

When people hear about quantum computing, the conversation often turns to Bitcoin. Could a powerful enough machine...

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Dana Criswell: “Bitcoin Was Built to Check Government Power—Not Expand It”

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Dana Criswell: “Bitcoin Was Built to Check Government Power—Not Expand It”

Dana Criswell April 10, 2026 0

State Bitcoin Reserve Proposals Bitcoin is one of the most important monetary innovations in a generation. It...

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Dana Criswell: “From Endless Debate to Silent Veto: The Evolution of the Senate Filibuster”

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Dana Criswell: “From Endless Debate to Silent Veto: The Evolution of the Senate Filibuster”

Dana Criswell April 1, 2026 0

The filibuster is one of the most distinctive and often misunderstood features of the United States Senate....

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Dana Criswell: “‘Voting How the District Wants’ Is a Dangerous Misunderstanding of Representation”

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Dana Criswell: “‘Voting How the District Wants’ Is a Dangerous Misunderstanding of Representation”

Dana Criswell March 30, 2026 0

In a recent conversation between a colleague of mine and a candidate running for state legislature, the...

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Dana Criswell: “Democracy vs. Republic: Why the Difference Matters”

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Dana Criswell: “Democracy vs. Republic: Why the Difference Matters”

Dana Criswell March 23, 2026 0

Americans are often told they live in a democracy. The word is used as a synonym for...

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Dana Criswell: “Citizens Vote: Why the SAVE Act Matters Now”

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Dana Criswell: “Citizens Vote: Why the SAVE Act Matters Now”

Dana Criswell March 5, 2026 0

Election Day is not where election integrity starts. It starts weeks and months earlier, at the point...

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Dana Criswell: “Protecting Independent Work Without Growing Government”

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Dana Criswell: “Protecting Independent Work Without Growing Government”

Dana Criswell February 24, 2026 0

Mississippi HB1072 In Mississippi today, more people than ever are earning a living outside the traditional 9-to-5...

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Dana Criswell: “Mississippi’s Alcohol Laws Are Stuck in the Past”

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Dana Criswell: “Mississippi’s Alcohol Laws Are Stuck in the Past”

Dana Criswell February 13, 2026 0

HB 669 Is a Step Forward Mississippi’s alcohol laws are some of the most restrictive in the...

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Dana Criswell: “Stop Taxing the Tools That Feed Mississippi”

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Dana Criswell: “Stop Taxing the Tools That Feed Mississippi”

Dana Criswell February 12, 2026 0

When most Mississippians think about taxes, they picture April 15 or the total at the cash register....

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Dana Criswell: “Taxation by Annexation Is Still Taxation Without Consent”

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Dana Criswell: “Taxation by Annexation Is Still Taxation Without Consent”

Dana Criswell February 4, 2026 0

Municipal annexation in Mississippi has a dirty little secret. Too often it is less about “smart growth”...

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Dana Criswell: “Shrinking Government: Mississippi Senate Bill 2017”

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Dana Criswell: “Shrinking Government: Mississippi Senate Bill 2017”

Dana Criswell January 24, 2026 0

Recommendation: Support SUMMARY: This bill repeals numerous obsolete state boards, commissions, authorities, and advisory councils and makes...

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Dana Criswell: “Freedom to Bake, Bottle, and Build a Business”

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Dana Criswell: “Freedom to Bake, Bottle, and Build a Business”

Dana Criswell January 23, 2026 0

Mississippi has a choice in SB2394: do we keep treating a home kitchen like a commercial restaurant,...

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