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.
Will the COVID-19 Special Session Be Special Enough?
Oct 14, 2021 by David Fowler
For all its deleterious effects on individuals’ lives, COVID-19 has had one potential salutary effect: It has prompted citizens to put a much-needed focus on the abuse of powers by our state and federal governments. As a result, a special sessi...
SCOTUS Is Reaping the Illegitimacy Its Illegitimacy Has Sown
Oct 8, 2021 by David Fowler
Last Friday, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito decried the media creating the perception that the Court is a “dangerous cabal.” Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Stephen Breyer also recently spoke in defense of the Court ‘s legit...
Redefining Religious Liberty
Sep 30, 2021 by David Fowler
At a recent conference, Christians expressed concern that civil government was increasingly infringing on the right to religious liberty. But it became clear to me that the right will continue to shrink if they don’t change the way they speak a...
An Epic Christian ‘Fail’- Have Christian Leaders Been Asking the Right Question?
Sep 24, 2021 by David Fowler
The other week a preacher called to ask me a question. I emailed an answer and then emailed again to tell him to disregard it. My answer reminded me of a gathering a few years ago following a terrible decision by the U.S. Supreme Court. I realized I ...
Barrett, Breyer, and Baloney: SCOTUS, Court Packing, and Roe v. Wade
Sep 17, 2021 by David Fowler
“Barrett, Breyer, and Baloney” is not the name of a law firm that practices before the U.S. Supreme Court. Rather it is a description of my reaction to comments made this week by two Justices—one liberal, the other conservative (per...
Key Overlooked Principle in SCOTUS’ Ruling on Texas Abortion Law
Sep 10, 2021 by David Fowler
After further review and counsel, it seems the primary purpose of Texas’ new abortion law is to prevent abortions until the U.S. Supreme Court can decide, come next June, whether to affirm, reverse, or modify its abortion jurisprudence of the l...
What the SCOTUS Decision on the Texas Abortion Law Means
Sep 3, 2021 by David Fowler
Dr. P. Andrew Sandlin once told me, “Political victories are perfectly compatible with losing the culture,” and he is right. The decision by the Fifth Court of Appeals and U.S. Supreme Court not to grant an emergency stay that would have ...
Parental Rights and School Mask Mandates: It Is Worse Than You Think
Aug 26, 2021 by David Fowler
This is my last commentary on COVID-related issues, at least for a while, and parents who are frustrated with public K-12 schools and mask mandates do not really know how bad things are regarding parental rights. For the following reasons you have no...
My Open Letter to the Governor and General Assembly on COVID
Aug 20, 2021 by David Fowler
When in a state of crisis, one must be able to retreat to and reflect on fundamental principles to develop workable solutions. I believe Governor Lee’s Executive Order 83 and his more recent one about mask mandates in schools have given us an e...
Vaccine Mandates and Religious Liberty
Aug 12, 2021 by David Fowler
With a flap last week over vaccine mandates being imposed on employees of certain state and local government agencies here in Tennessee and perhaps a nationwide mandate on all persons, I couldn’t help but think of what President Obama’s C...
Commentary