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.

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 | Daniel Tyson •

August 6, 2025

Commissioner Trusty shares FCC’s plan to unleash growth, internet access

News | Daniel Tyson •

August 6, 2025

Jackson residents want safer streets

News | Frank Corder •

August 6, 2025

Governor Reeves: Voters rejected Medicaid expansion in Tuesday’s GOP Senate primaries

Business

Business | Lynne Jeter •

August 5, 2025

Mancuso Chemicals investing $5.52 million in the Magnolia State

Business | Magnolia Tribune •

August 4, 2025

Cherry elected Mississippi Power chairman, CEO

Business | Lynne Jeter •

July 17, 2025

Southern Miss, Integer Technologies land $25 million defense contract

Culture

Culture | Richelle Putnam •

August 6, 2025

The Song Inside Us All: Voices from the 2025 MSA Pines Region Songwriters Festival

Culture | Alistair Begg •

August 6, 2025

Bringing out the best in people

Culture | Meredith Biesinger •

August 5, 2025

A Bit of the Sip: Oxford serves up flavor, fun, and philanthropy

Opinion

Opinion | Sid Salter •

August 6, 2025

Will moving Neshoba stump speeches to June in 2026 lessen the fair’s political impact?

Opinion | Russ Latino •

August 5, 2025

The “no public money to private schools” mantra of school choice opponents is objectively dumb

Opinion | Russ Latino •

August 3, 2025

Sydney Sweeney’s good genes and America’s obsession with victimhood outrage