Opinion

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Opinion November 24, 2025

Bookman: What’s real and what’s not these days in Georgia politics?

by Jay Bookman, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] November 20, 2025 The lines that separate truth from falsehood, reality from fantasy, have…

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Opinion November 10, 2025

Bookman: Tuesday’s elections in Georgia and elsewhere show that change is coming – and fast

by Jay Bookman, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] November 6, 2025 Maybe what happened in Tuesday’s election was an anomaly. You could…

Opinion November 3, 2025

Despite The Artificial Intelligence Hype, Human Work Is Still Better

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College Companies can’t wait to rush out and incorporate artificial intelligence into their companies. Egged on by some in the media,…

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Opinion November 2, 2025

The White House East Wing, Basketball, And Being Honest With The American People

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College This may come as a shock to you, but I don’t oppose President Donald Trump’s changes being made to the…

Opinion October 30, 2025

Bookman: Democrats have a chance to flip governor’s seat in Georgia, with the right candidate

by Jay Bookman, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] October 28, 2025 With Brian Kemp leaving the governor’s office after next year’s election,…

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Opinion October 23, 2025

State-By-State Polls Show The Trouble Republicans Are Facing In Future Elections

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College One of the most frequent questions I get is what might happen in the mid-term election and next presidential elections….

Opinion October 17, 2025

Lessons From Government Shutdown Surveys: Focus On The Serious and Tangible

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College Since the government shutdown began on October 1, there’s been a debate about who is “winning” the government shutdown, with…

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Opinion October 14, 2025

Bookman: Republicans will pay for inaction on expiring health care subsidies

by Jay Bookman, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] October 9, 2025 It has taken some time, but the American public is finally…

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Opinion October 14, 2025

From Derision To Emulation: The Atlanta Battery Provides Cobb County With A Lot Of Economic Juice

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College What a strange trip it’s been for Cobb County’s Battery Park, home of the Atlanta Braves. Once a source of…

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Opinion September 15, 2025

Bookman: There have always been those who prefer to live in an alternate reality of their own design

by Jay Bookman, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] September 11, 2025 Donald Trump’s appointee as secretary of health and human services, Robert…

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