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Politicians Make Things Worse

Home prices keep rising. One reason is that today's houses are bigger. Buyers now want more rooms, washers and dryers and air-conditioning. But even if you adjust for the improvements, houses cost more today. Why?...

February 5, 2026 · John Stossel

Immigration Wars

Progressives really are trying to fundamentally transform America from our foundation in the Constitution. They want us to be just like every other socialist nation on earth ruled by a totalitarian government. So far,...

February 5, 2026 · Daniel Gardner

Felder's Soil Sense

A plant is no better than what it grows in. Got good dirt...er, potting soil? Had a dream the other night, vivid enough to wake me to text myself a morning reminder; however, the next morning I had this message on my...

January 29, 2026 · Felder Rushing

Police Theft

Did you know that in most of America, police can take your property, even if you did nothing wrong? They don't have to charge you with a crime. They don't have to take you to court. They can just say they suspect you of...

January 29, 2026 · John Stossel

Pronoun Wars

It's us against them. Another pronoun war. At least, that's the way "us" always describes a conflict. "Them" is always everybody else. And, if you're never "us" nor "them," then you have to pick a side because there are...

January 29, 2026 · Daniel Gardner

Wishin' and Hopin' America Avoids Another 1960's Reckoning

With apologies to Dusty Springfield (1939-1999), I was "wishin' and hopin' and thinkin' and prayin'" that America could escape a repeat of the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960's, but now I'm not so sure. There's too...

January 29, 2026 · Mac Gordon

Felder's Balance

How much of a down-to-earth garden variety gardener are you? Do you do things horticulturally by the efficiency-oriented book, or follow a meandering path of gardening mostly for pleasure? I do a bit of both, being...

January 22, 2026 · Felder Rushing

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

Southernisms: Sink Soup and Other Frugal Things

I am a child of the Great Depression. While technically I didn't exist during the "Hard Times" of the 1930's, my parents certainly did, having gotten married in 1935. Folks in the American South had been mostly...

January 22, 2026 · Dwalia South, MD

Felder's Weed Wars

Most gardeners are being faced this month, like it or not, with a hard choice regarding winter weeds in the lawn. No matter your preferred approach of weed-free, wildflowery, or doing bits of both in different areas,...

January 15, 2026 · Felder Rushing

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

When Speakers Shut Doors to the Press

State House Speaker Jason White's decision to bar Mississippi Today's access to his office is reminiscent of President Trump's indefinite ban of the Associated Press from his environs. Perhaps that's where he got the...

January 15, 2026 · Mac Gordon

Swiss Chard, Broccoli & Kale Thrive in Winter Gardens

Some of the best vegetables you can grow here in the South don't mind a little chill. When the heat finally fades, our gardens enter a season of vibrant greens, crisp harvests and some truly beautiful foliage. In...

January 8, 2026 · Eddie Smith

Swiss Chard, Broccoli & Kale Thrive in Winter Gardens

Some of the best vegetables you can grow here in the South don't mind a little chill. When the heat finally fades, our gardens enter a season of vibrant greens, crisp harvests and some truly beautiful foliage. In...

January 8, 2026 · Eddie Smith

Felder Fesses Up

This is the week where I usually do my annual Felder Fesses Up, in which I chronicle my previous year's garden follies and foibles. But it wasn't so bad after all. Mostly, in my attempt to reduce garden chores to...

January 8, 2026 · Felder Rushing

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

When the Welcome Mat Moves: Data Centers Head for the Rural South

Data centers servicing the flourishing digital information processing industry are finding mixed welcomes as they search for business locations across the Rural South. Job-hungry economic developers have rendered...

January 8, 2026 · Mac Gordon

Twists and Turns, Happy New Year

So, we have reached another new year. Another journey into the known and unknown; strange and stranger, weird and weirder. And, of course, I have a few thoughts on this. There are a lot of questions you may ask yourself...

January 8, 2026 · Judy Causey Love

Felder's Evergreens

Ever on the lookout for stuff I can reuse or recycle from holiday decorations, Christmas is second to none. Even better than composting Halloween pumpkins. Back when I used to go with fresh-cut trees to decorate, I...

January 1, 2026 · Felder Rushing

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