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 | Matthew Lee, Associated Press •

July 11, 2025

State Department is firing over 1,300 employees under Trump administration plan

News | Annie Ma, Associated Press •

July 11, 2025

Head Start will be cut off for immigrants without legal status, Trump administration says

News | Daniel Tyson •

July 11, 2025

New direct wine shipping law goes into effect in Mississippi

Business

Business | Frank Corder •

July 9, 2025

Nissan delays EV production at Canton plant until 2028

Business | Lynne Jeter •

July 8, 2025

Mississippi tech companies featured at premier national defense innovation event

Business | Lynne Jeter •

June 27, 2025

Howard Industries announces $237 million expansion in Clarke, Jones and Simpson counties

Culture

Culture | Matt Friedeman •

July 13, 2025

Exercise with your child

Culture | C.H. Spurgeon •

July 13, 2025

Come away

Culture | Ben Smith •

July 11, 2025

In my carnivore era

Opinion

Opinion | Chip Pickering •

July 11, 2025

DOJ’s remedies will do more harm than good

Opinion | Kimberly Ross •

July 11, 2025

After the Texas flood: Stop turning national tragedies into political weapons

Opinion | Haley Fisackerly •

July 10, 2025

AWS: Good for Mississippi, great for Entergy customers