In our blog, read about the political and cultural issues affecting Tennesseans written from a conservative perspective. Commentaries are typically written by David Fowler, an attorney who served in the Tennessee state Senate for 12 years before joining FACT as President.
Tennessee Must Do Better in Rankings for Strength of Our Families
Feb 21, 2025 by FACT
“The truth is, the greatest tool to lift children and families from poverty is one that decreases the probability of child poverty by 82%. But it isn’t a government spending program. It’s called marriage.” – Senator (now...
Data Proves Pro-Life Laws Reduce Maternal Mortality Rates by 20%
Feb 14, 2025 by FACT
“In medical practice, there are few surgical procedures given so little attention and so underrated in its potential hazards as abortion. It is a commonly held view that complications are inevitable.” - Dr. Warren Hern, Abortionist
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Promises Made, Promises Kept: President Trump Acts to Protect Women
Feb 7, 2025 by FACT
Two years ago, at the Pray Vote Stand Summit in D.C., then-candidate Trump promised to “sign a new executive order to cut federal funding for any school pushing critical race theory, transgender insanity, and other inappropriate racial, sexual,...
Trump Acts to Protect Children From Trans Medical Interventions, Echoing FACT’s Brief
Jan 31, 2025 by FACT
In less than two weeks of Donald Trump’s Presidency, his administration has already halted federal funding for abortions, scrapped “Diversity, Equity and Inclusion” programs from federal agencies, taken action to secure our southern...
President Trump’s “Golden Age of America” Includes Only Two Sexes – Male and Female
Jan 24, 2025 by FACT
On January 20th, Donald J. Trump and J.D. Vance were officially sworn in as President and Vice President of the United States of America. The ceremony, held inside the Capitol Rotunda, was witnessed in person by approximately 600 individuals, primari...
Tennessee's Age Verification Law Goes Into Effect - Immediate Impact Protects Children!
Jan 17, 2025 by FACT
In the 2024 Legislative Session, Tennessee lawmakers passed the Protect Tennessee Minors Act, which requires websites to proactively verify that users are 18+ if at least one-third of that website’s content is considered harmful to minors under...
SCOTUS Gives Rise to the Dawning of a New Day for Me. What about you?
Dec 20, 2024 by David Fowler
It dawned on me on Monday that God has used the godless to shatter the Overton Window that’s said to define the range of “legitimate” answers to political questions. It came to me as I read the transcript of the argument recently ma...
Making Christmas Great Again and America a Better Place to Live.
Dec 13, 2024
Culturally, it seems that “Merry Christmas” has given way to “Happy Holidays.” I finally understand why this devolution makes perfect sense to so many. I think knowing why that happened will help everyone better understand the...
The Fundamental Issue Before SCOTUS on Wednesday in L.W. v. Skrmetti
Dec 6, 2024 by David Fowler
On Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court held oral arguments on the constitutionality of Tennessee’s law prohibiting the use of medical treatments for a minor’s gender dysphoria. It was clear that everyone saw the issue as access to treatment...
Republicans Need to Think Through Bill Maher’s Critique of Liberals
Nov 22, 2024 by David Fowler
Commentator-comedian Bill Maher’s post-election condemnation of liberals in the Democrat Party underscores the problem faced today by enlightened intellectuals. Some liberals wonder if he’s going over to the “other side” and s...
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