Relying on people, new local economy will burst through old
(Cartoon The Moneychanger newsletter) [I published this essay from The Moneychanger in August 2012, but I suspect as you are a new reader and missed it. — DJT] By Franklin Sanders Let’s face a reality most Americans refuse to confess: America is not the land of the free. Not only does very little freedom — […]
The pledge of allegiance vs. local economy
Flags representing the federal government and the 50 states flutter on the lawn of Soddy-Daisy, Tenn., on Memorial Day, May 26, 2014. By David Tulis The Christian socialist cousins behind the American pledge of allegiance were men who had a low view of local economy. Their vision of America in 1892 was one of national […]
Leadership program in Hamilton schools tips over no moneychanger carts
Adam Smith’s classic appeared in 1776. By David Tulis The growth of liberty in the hearts of hometown folk grows here, and shrivels there. On the Lord’s Day, when we hear the story of Naboth, who refused sale of his vineyard to the wicked king of Israel, Ahab, we are enlarged in our liberty. We […]
The ominous continuity of Thrive 2055
Thrive 2055 is an effort by the political establishment toward economic and social central planning. Media coverage presents it as a story with one side. By David Tulis A marketing program paid for by Hamilton County and other taxpayers plays on a theory of local economy so diluted it is effectively an argument for national […]
Former homeless man holds job, lives on own, drives car, extends mercy
Serving clients at Community Kitchen in Chattanooga are Edward Hice, left, and Emmett Allgood Jr. Let him who stole steal no longer, but rather let him labor, working with his hands what is good, that he may have something to give him who has need. — Ephesians 4:28 And whatever you do, do it heartily, […]
How in local economy Sheriff Hammond’s superiority works against him
Hamilton County’s incumbent sheriff, Jim Hammond, left, has much experience in international policing. His challenger Chris Harvey listens at a tea party event. By David Tulis The sheriff’s contest in Hamilton County is between a greater man and a lesser, between an officer whose scale of experience is global vs. the other whose is more […]
For Chattanooga local economy to rise, rebuild waste places
Tulis boys, foreground, reload clips or fire downrange at a plinking session in Birchwood, Tenn. The weapons are a .30-cal. SKS and a .223-cal. Mini-14. An armed citizenry cannot be totally subjugated. And they shall build the old wastes, they shall raise up the former desolations, and they shall repair the waste cities, the desolations […]
Are sky stripes over city lost jets, or stepped-up geoengineering program?
Yes, global warming is occurring, but not because of you burn an internal combustion engine in your car. Behind global warming, bizarre weather patterns and massive neurological toxicity in Western populations is skystriping, the primary method used to reduce sunlight on the earth’s surface. Environmentalist researcher Dane Wigington outlines the public policy goals of climate […]
Neo-Nazi protest reveals family squabble with major parties
Total police presence at a protest by National Socialist Movement in Chattanooga is the real demonstration. 37 seconds. By David Tulis The coverage of the neo-Nazi protest in Chattanooga shows traditional media at its best. The story is so vital to the people of the town that only one side needs be told. And that […]
Coming paradigm: Certifying the student, not the institution
The Nearly Free University is available in print or electronically. [Excerpt from The Nearly Free University, by Charles Hugh Smith, available at Chattanooga bookshop Winder Binder Books & Records. David Smotherman would be happy to order it for you. He will mail it to you if you like; or you could use its arrival at […]