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Socialism vs. CapitalismColumns Editorial Political
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.'...
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The More Things Change WhateverColumns Editorial Political
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...
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Christmas from the BeginningColumns Editorial
by Daniel Gardner, Special to the Gazette “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” “Then God said, ‘Let there be light’; and there was light. And God saw that the light was good; and God...
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Government Control in the Digital AgeEditorial
Politicians push government IDs. In a TSA announcement, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem sternly warns, “You will need a REAL ID to travel by air or visit federal buildings.” European politicians go much...
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New Year's Resolutions, Predictions & Prayers for 2026Columns Editorial
Resolutions, predictions, hopes and other thoughts as this New Year arrives. May God keep, protect and bless American military personnel standing sentry tonight on posts and ships across the globe, wishing they were...
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Father of LightsColumns Editorial
Father of lights by Daniel Gardner, Special to the Gazette I’ve been comforted by God’s Word. Around 835 B.C. Joel wrote the Word God had given him about the end times and judgement. After describing the good and...
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Wikipedia Evil?Columns Editorial
Wikipedia is “Wokepedia,” complains Elon Musk. That’s because it’s become so left-wing. “It’s designed to push an ideological agenda that you can’t see,” says journalist Ashley Rindsberg in my new video....
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Invoking the Monroe DoctrineColumns Editorial Political
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...
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Disparate ImpactColumns Editorial
Google settled a racial bias lawsuit for $50 million. Merrill Lynch paid $20 million. Maryland taxpayers will have to pay $3 million to make a racial discrimination suit go away. “This is ridiculous! Taxpayers should...
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Imaginary friends todayColumns Editorial
Imaginary friends today by Daniel Gardner, Special to the Gazette I’ve heard all the stories, the good and the bad about AI, i.e. Artificial Intelligence. At least I’ve heard a lot of stories about AI, and I’m...
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Thanksgiving SocialismColumns Editorial
People are turning to socialism. Twothirds of Americans ages 18-29 hold a “favorable view” of it. New York just elected a “proud socialist” mayor. My video explains why his ideas would make things worse. Of...
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Miracles Among UsColumns Editorial
Miracles among us by Daniel Gardner, Special to the Gazette Holidays have a way of making us think about things in different ways. Thanksgiving makes us thankful for even the most mundane things we normally take for...
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Free SpeechColumns Editorial
FREE SPEECH by John Stossel Thursday, November 27, 2025 Page A3 MAGNOLIA GAZETTE after our company. It was brutal!” Whoever is in power likes to use that power to shut the other side up. In America, no government has...
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Red Bellied LionsColumns Editorial
Red Bellied Lions by Daniel Gardner, Special to the Gazette We teach students how to give speeches. Actually, we teach them a lot more than that, but at the end of the semester each student must give an informative and...
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Our Golden AgeEditorial
We media types obsess about America’s problems. But we should acknowledge that today, life in America is better than life has been anywhere, ever. For most of history, the norm was hunger, disease, illiteracy, slavery...
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Stop Fighting! Nobody Has to Lose AnythingColumns Editorial
Stop fighting! Nobody has to lose anything by Daniel Gardner, Special to the Gazette This year thoughts of Veterans Day reminded me of my father, brother, uncle, both grandfathers, and our son. Of course, I’ve thought...
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Trump the SocialistColumns Editorial
~Opinion/Editorial~ EDITORIAL “ America will never be a socialist country!” says President Donald Trump. I hope not. Trump rightly declared socialism “the wrecker of nations and destroyer of societies.” But I...
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School Choice Could Undercut Mississippi's ProgressColumns Editorial Political
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...
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Give the American People the WinColumns Editorial Political
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...
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Dirty Cars and Dirty PoliticsColumns Editorial
When there’s crime, I blame the criminal. But Dallas politicians blamed a business. Dale Davenport owned Jim’s Car Wash. But five years ago, after a shooting at the property, the city ordered him to shut it down....
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Two Super Bowl Halftime ShowsColumns Editorial
by Daniel Gardner, Special to the Gazette Why do so many people around the world watch the Super Bowl each year? You’re right! The ads and the halftime show! Only die-hard football fans tune in for the game. And only...
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Price of a LifeColumns Editorial
PRICE OF A LIFE by John Stossel Two Super Bowl Halftime Shows by Daniel Gardner, Special to the Gazette Why do so many people around the world watch the Super Bowl each year? You’re right! The ads and the halftime...
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Free Speech and Trump Derangement SyndromeColumns Editorial
TDS is stupid by Daniel Gardner, Special to the Gazette Last week I read Senator (R-LA) John Kennedy’s new book, “How to Test Negative for Stupid – And Why Washington Never Will.” The title is taken from one of...
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Paul Harvey and the DevilColumns Editorial
Paul Harvey and the Devil by Daniel Gardner, Special to the Gazette When I was young I liked to listen to the radio. We mainly listened to local stations that featured popular or country music. At night if you caught a...
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