An edited version of this essay originally appeared in The Federalist on January 13, 2021 as “Leftists Are Colonizing Red Towns Like Mine, And Local Republicans Are Clueless” (here). Thanks to Power Line, Real Clear Politics (here), Real Clear Policy (here), The New American (here), F…

Using Trojan Horse tactics, the progressive crowd is trying to infiltrate your local schools with left-wing propaganda. “Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.” No, I’m not disparaging those of Hellenic ancestry, or the virtue of altruism. I’m referring to the Roman poet Virgil, who used the quo…

Meet “Dr.” Higdon Ventriloquists need a dummy to mouth their words, puppet masters need marionettes to dance on the strings, and in The Wizard of Oz, the man behind the curtain needed a fearsome figurehead to invoke fear and wonder. Similarly, in many cases politicians and elected officials a…

Quiet, bucolic Blount County may soon become a popular destination for “drug treatment tourism,” due to the impending opening of a opioid dispensary in the City of Maryville. Worse, the operators of the drug clinic are key allies of Maryville’s new “progressive” City…

A sentinel is like a sentry; it stands guard. When I started this Facebook page a couple of months ago, I posted several introductory essays, entitled Trouble in Paradise? (Parts 1-3). They can be found here, here, and here. My goal is to warn Blount County residents about threats to their idylli…

Our idyllic community in Blount County faces challenges from proponents of radical change. They include liberal Democrats (are there any other kind?), race-baiting sowers of anti-police sentiment, environmental wackos, social justice warriors, LGBTQ activists, socialists, and demagogues using the…

Part 1 of my introductory post explained how the liberals in Blount County are out-organizing and out-working the Silent Majority of conservatives. They are certainly trying to gain a toehold in eastern Tennessee, but are they making any progress?  The answer is, Yes. Here are three examples…

Blount County is a wonderful place to live, nestled against the Great Smoky Mountains National Park (on the “peaceful side” of the Park), and laced with creeks and rivers. The people are friendly, the scenery is gorgeous, and the county seat—Maryville—is quaint and charming. Maryville Cit…