Ashby Foote, Author at Magnolia Tribune

Ashby Foote

Ashby Foote is a member of the Bigger Pie Forum. He is also a Jackson City Councilman.

Analysis | Ashby Foote •

September 22, 2025

Foote: Obvious connection between great feats of engineering and global leadership

Ashby Foote dives into “Breakneck – China’s Quest to Engineer the Future” by Dan Wang.

Culture | Ashby Foote •

August 19, 2025

Apple in China: A consequential book with global implications

Ashby Foote reviews Patrick McGee's book, saying it offers plenty of critical lessons for investors, business tycoons and diplomats.

Opinion | Ashby Foote •

July 2, 2025

Is Iran poised for disruption?

Ashby Foote writes that Iran and its Mullahs has been a major thorn in the side of world peace and progress for 45 years.

Opinion | Ashby Foote •

January 2, 2025

DOGE and the ghost of Ike

'The Department of Government Efficiency' has more opportunities than just reducing debt, headcount and spending. A big upside opportunity is taking on unchecked regulations.

Opinion | Ashby Foote •

September 24, 2024

Book Review: “The Coming Wave” by Mustafa Suleman

Ashby Foote calls the book a useful primer that makes the bull case for AI and provides good historical context.

Opinion | Ashby Foote •

March 26, 2024

PERS Board hearing: What we learned

Ashby Foote says infusing the PERS conversation with new voices and ideas can only help, not harm, the system’s long-term outlook.

Opinion | Ashby Foote •

January 8, 2024

A Tale of Two Years and Two Worlds

Low cost, reliable electricity is something people in the developed world take for granted, writes Ashby Foote with Bigger Pie Forum. We can’t take it for granted anymore.

News

News | Jeremy Pittari •

February 6, 2026

House passes two medical cannabis-related bills onto Senate

News | Mike Stobbe, Associated Press •

February 6, 2026

U.S. births dropped last year, suggesting the 2024 uptick was short-lived

News | Frank Corder •

February 6, 2026

Mississippi Senators want FEMA to halt implementation of Biden-era NFIP Risk Rating system

Business

Business | Frank Corder •

February 6, 2026

Karman Space and Defense acquires Gulfport’s Seemann Composites, Material Sciences

Business | Frank Corder •

February 3, 2026

Siemens Energy investing up to $300 million in new high-voltage switchgear facility in Mississippi

Business | Frank Corder •

January 27, 2026

Nike announces layoffs in Mississippi, Tennessee

Culture

Culture | Robert St. John •

February 9, 2026

28 degrees and warm all day

Culture | Alistair Begg •

February 9, 2026

What’s the point of suffering?

Culture | Matt Friedeman •

February 8, 2026

The definition of “Real Talent”

Opinion

Opinion | Grace Breazeale •

February 4, 2026

The Weight They Carry: Life as a teacher in Mississippi

Opinion | Corey DeAngelis •

February 4, 2026

Mississippi Senate betrays families

Opinion | Sid Salter •

February 4, 2026

Talented Guy Hovis orchestrated a memorable Neshoba County Fair day in 2000