Political

The Warmth of Collectivism

"Replace the frigidity of rugged individualism with the rich warmth of collectivism!" says my new socialist mayor. Sounds so nice... No more greedy capitalists hoarding wealth. People share. It's the socialist dream....

January 22, 2026 · John Stossel

My Dad's Tears

I only saw my Dad cry once. Seeing tears running down his face bothered and confused me. We were watching television. I was just an elementary school kid and hadn't understood all that had gone on the week before. On...

January 22, 2026 · Daniel Gardner

Hollywood vs. Individualism

Many popular movies make a constructive point: If you work hard enough and push through tough times, you can achieve your dreams. In "The Pursuit of Happyness," a struggling father tells his son, "Don't let anyone tell...

January 15, 2026 · John Stossel

Unfortunate Radical Reactions

As Americans shift into prolific identity groups, the rest of us find ourselves rolling our eyes and shaking our heads a lot. "Why did he say that? Didn't he know?" Social constructs excuse reactions that used to be...

January 15, 2026 · Daniel Gardner

Governor Reeves Grants Executive Clemency for Second Time Since Taking Office

Governor Tate Reeves today signed Executive Order 1591 which grants executive clemency to Maurice Taylor, who was illegally sentenced to 20 years in prison, with five years suspended. This is the second time Governor...

January 8, 2026

Doomed?

While campaigning, President Donald Trump said, 'We're a nation in decline.' Now that he's president, the left agrees. 'We are witnessing the collapse and implosion of the American empire,' says Cornell West. Are the...

January 8, 2026 · John Stossel

What a Mess. Stay Tuned

What a mess! Now we have to pick sides again. Now we have to blame the other side again for what they started. It is their fault, you know. If they hadn't done that in the first place, we wouldn't have had to fix...

January 8, 2026 · Daniel Gardner

Socialism vs. Capitalism

People criticize capitalism. A recent Axios-Generation poll says, 'College students prefer socialism to capitalism.' Why? Because they believe absurd myths. Like the claim that the Soviet Union 'wasn't real socialism.'...

January 1, 2026 · John Stossel

The More Things Change Whatever

As I write this 'end of the year/beginning of the year' column, please remember President Biden still had one month left in his term at this time last year. Frankly, it's too daunting to think about 'Bidenomics' and all...

January 1, 2026 · Daniel Gardner

Governor Reeves Announces Mississippi Awarded Nearly $206 Million to Strengthen Healthcare in Rural Communities

Governor Tate Reeves today announced the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has awarded Mississippi $205,907,220 through the Rural Health Transformation Program to strengthen healthcare in rural communities...

January 1, 2026

Medicaid Expansion Still Stalled as Mississippi Enters 2026 Session

Potential expansion of Mississippi’s Medicaid program looks no brighter for 2026 than it did in Gov. Tate Reeves’s previous five years as the state’s chief elected official. There’s a seeming lack of buzz around...

December 11, 2025 · Mac Gordon, GAZETTE Contributing Editor

Invoking the Monroe Doctrine

Invoking the Monroe Doctrine by Daniel Gardner, Special to the Gazette On December 2, 1823, President James Monroe declared his famous foreign policy during his annual message to Congress. In essence the Monroe Doctrine...

December 11, 2025 · Daniel Gardner, Special to the Gazette

STATE AUDITOR SHAD WHITE ANNOUNCES LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES FOR 2026

State Auditor Shad White announced his legislative priorities for the 2026 session. “ Last year I had to defend the Office of the State Auditor from attempts to cut our legal power and restrict our budget by...

December 4, 2025

Politics & Playbooks Collide

POLITICS & PLAYBOOKS COLLIDE by Mac Gordon, GAZETTE Contributing Editor The fine line between politics and sports, the most debated subjects in the American South outside of religion and whiskey, has been breached...

November 13, 2025 · Mac Gordon, GAZETTE Contributing Editor

School Choice Could Undercut Mississippi's Progress

Considering the voluminous discourse already expended on school choice, the Mississippi Legislature’s decision on the issue should arrive early in the 2026 session starting Jan. 6. Correct? Hardly. I can see this...

November 6, 2025 · Mac Gordon

Governor Reeves Unveils Mississippi's Rural Health Transformation Program Plan

Governor Tate Reeves today announced the state of Mississippi has submitted its Rural Health Transformation Program Plan to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Mississippi’s plan, which was developed with...

November 6, 2025

Give the American People the Win

by Daniel Gardner, Special to the Gazette I’ve been reading Bret Baier’s latest book on American presidents, “To Rescue the American Spirit – Teddy Roosevelt and the Birth of a Superpower.” Among many other...

November 6, 2025 · Daniel Gardner

What's Happening Now?

by Daniel Gardner, Special to the Gazette The world is waiting to see whether President Trump’s 21point plan will begin the ending of the war between Israel and the terrorist organization Hamas. How many is that?...

October 9, 2025 · Daniel Gardner

Putin's Russia

Putin’s Russia by Daniel Gardner, Special to the Gazette In the summer of 1999, I traveled to Russia on a “mission trip” working with American and Russian teens in a camp near Volgograd. Before going I wondered...

September 4, 2025 · Daniel Gardner

International Relations Is About Business, Not Politics

International relations is about business, not politics by Daniel Gardner, Special to the Gazette Politicians and political movements are only interested in staying in power. President Obama didn’t care about...

August 21, 2025 · Daniel Gardner

From Trains to Paper: The Pain of Losing What Built a Town

Although decades apart, witnessing huge industrial losses in two deeply southern settings is enough economic trauma for a lifetime. My hometown of McComb lost many hundreds of jobs when the Illinois Central Railroad Co....

August 7, 2025 · Mac Gordon

President Trump Runs the Nation Well

by Daniel Gardner, Special to the Gazette The Democrats, media, and others suffering with Trump Derangement Syndrome are drowning attempting to extricate themselves from their own clever plans to beat President Trump....

July 31, 2025 · Daniel Gardner

This Time Around

by Daniel Gardner, Special to the Gazette On May 21, 2023, I wrote a column titled “Corruption is not a crime under THE LAW.” Special Counsel John H. Durham had submitted “Report on Matters Related to Intelligence...

July 24, 2025 · Daniel Gardner, Special to the Gazette

One Year and Waiting

One year and waiting by Daniel Gardner, Special to the Gazette One year ago today we were eating breakfast at the Starkville Café. John came over to talk about politics. He asked what I planned to write that week. I...

July 17, 2025 · Daniel Gardner