James Bessenger: Flagging Hypocrisy
CONFEDERATE CONTEXT … The argument is often made that “the Confederate flag was/is used by hate groups” and that this use has caused the flag to...
Letters
Letter: FITSNews Deserves Reporters’ Privilege
Dear Editor, Protection of sources for news reporting is essential to our free and independent press. Will Folks is a highly skilled reporter and journalist....
Ron Paul: GOP Health Care Plan Fails “Jimmy Kimmel Test”
FREE MARKET REFORM NEEDED … This week the Senate Republican leadership unveiled its Obamacare replacement plan. Like its House counterpart, the misnamed Senate plan retains...
Mark Zuckerberg’s “Capitalism Killer”
ANOTHER ENTITLEMENT … Since 1997 labor participation among working age adults – 16 to 64 – peaked and has been steadily dropping, accounting for roughly...
Ron Paul: Are We Fighting Terror? Or Creating More Terrorists?
RE-THINKING OUR APPROACH … When we think about terrorism we most often think about the horrors of a Manchester-like attack, where a radicalized suicide bomber...
Letter: SC Delegation Should Support STAR Act
Dear Editor, I hope this email finds you doing well. I am reaching out to call your attention to the fact that only one member...
Steve Sherman: Lindsey Graham In Bed with “Big Gambling”
MORE CORPORATE CRONYISM … South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham likes to roll the dice. I don’t know if he literally enjoys gambling or not, but...
Robert Romano: Warrantless Surveillance Exposed
CONSTITUTIONALITY QUESTIONED … An unsealed April 26 court ruling from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) Court found that the administration of Barack Obama administration...
Steve Sherman: Lindsey Graham Should Stand For Privacy Rights
LAWS MUST STRIKE BALANCE … A Senate Judiciary Committee subcommittee hearing will be chaired by South Carolina’s own Senator Lindsey Graham today. This hearing will...
Josh Thornton: Why I’m Running For Congress
TWO-PARTY SYSTEM BROKEN … A few nights ago I was asked by Will Folks to write a column for FITSNews. He simply asked me to supply...