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May 27, 2026

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  • Thanksgiving Socialism

    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...

    Columns Editorial
  • Miracles Among Us

    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...

    Columns Editorial
  • Free Speech

    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...

    Columns Editorial
  • Red Bellied Lions

    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...

    Columns Editorial
  • Our Golden Age

    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...

    Editorial
  • Stop Fighting! Nobody Has to Lose Anything

    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...

    Columns Editorial
  • Trump the Socialist

    ~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...

    Columns Editorial
  • 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...

    Columns Editorial Political
  • 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...

    Columns Editorial Political
  • Dirty Cars and Dirty Politics

    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....

    Columns Editorial
  • 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 show! Only die-hard football fans tune in for the game. And only...

    Columns Editorial
  • Price of a Life

    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...

    Columns Editorial
  • Free Speech and Trump Derangement Syndrome

    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...

    Columns Editorial
  • Paul Harvey and the Devil

    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...

    Columns Editorial
  • Shut Down! Do You Care?

    EDITORIAL The government is “shut down.” Media call this a “crisis.” A “crisis (with) no deal in sight,” says Fox News. Reuters says it’s a “key risk to US stability.” But when I look around, I see...

    Editorial
  • 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?...

    Editorial Political
  • Banning Pet Sales

    When Mike Ricci wanted to buy his daughter a puppy, he discovered that in his state, “There were pet stores but none that sell puppies (or kittens).” Ricci, being president of Stossel TV, investigated. He discovered...

    Columns Editorial
  • What are we talking about?

    by Daniel Gardner, Special to the Gazette Last week I discussed speech topics with my students. Oh, the drudgery! So, what is going on in my students’ lives? Not much. I asked them what issues they might be concerned...

    Columns Editorial
  • Oh, The Suffering!

    Have you heard how young people suffer now? Scroll TikTok, Instagram, etc., you see the same message: “Young people today can’t get ahead!” One popular meme says when baby boomers like me were young, “A family...

    Columns Editorial
  • Why I Left Network TV to Build Stossel TV

    EDITORIAL Eight years ago, I left network TV behind. I worried that moving to social media wouldn’t work -- that not enough people wanted news alongside cat videos. I also worried that not enough of you would donate...

    Columns Editorial
  • Dying to tell the living truth

    by Daniel Gardner, Special to the Gazette “And the high priest said to Him, ‘I adjure You by the living God, that You tell us whether You are the Christ, the Son of God.’ Jesus said to him, ‘You have said it...

    Columns Editorial
  • Phones Versus Play

    childhood meant playing on the street, riding my bike, hanging out with friends. Most kids now experience a different childhood. Jonathan Haidt’s bestselling book, “The Anxious Generation,” talks about that. He...

    Columns Editorial
  • Southernisms: Caskets, Coffins and Coffee Cans

    By Dwalia South, MD Gazette Contributing Editor I have arrived at three score and ten years, that milestone of age that the Bible says is the full span of life. According to Moses in Psalms 90:10, we live for 70 years...

    Columns Editorial
  • Simplify Educational Bureaucracy

    Simplify educational bureaucracy by Daniel Gardner, Special to the Gazette Education needs are best funded and administered at state and local levels as opposed to one-size fits all. Teachers and students’ needs drive...

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