Douglas Carswell, Author at Magnolia Tribune

Douglas Carswell

Douglas Carswell is the President & CEO of the Mississippi Center for Public Policy.

Opinion | Douglas Carswell •

May 6, 2025

Tariffs: Why you should fear them

MCPP's Douglas Carswell says tariffs will make you poorer and America less competitive.

Opinion | Douglas Carswell •

September 11, 2024

Get serious about tax cuts

Douglas Carswell says if Mississippi is going to achieve meaningful tax reform, those considering it need to be less Bernie Sanders, and more Ronald Reagan.

Editorial | Douglas Carswell •

July 10, 2024

America first means investing in defense

With the national debt growing, it is vital that America gets the maximum bang for every defense buck.

Opinion | Douglas Carswell •

April 30, 2024

Mississippi to change school funding. Here’s why it’s such a big deal

MCPP's Douglas Carswell says last week's education funding reform win shows that when reformers in Mississippi work together, they win.

Opinion | Douglas Carswell •

February 21, 2024

Mississippi Needs a New School Funding Formula

Mississippi Center for Public Policy's CEO Douglas Carswell says MAEP is hideously clunky and complicated. He says a new transparent, easily understood system is needed.

Opinion | Douglas Carswell •

October 11, 2023

Atrocities in Israel: How should America respond?

Israel, like America, has the munitions and the manpower she needs to defend herself - for now. What we must fear instead is the moral disarmament of the West that has been happening one campus at a time.

Opinion | Douglas Carswell •

September 8, 2023

Remember September 11th

Thanks to many thousands of brave acts – some big, some small, some documented, others untold – they have helped keep this country, and the West, largely safe ever since.

Opinion | Douglas Carswell •

July 16, 2023

America’s institutions gone “woke,” but why?

Mississippi Center for Public Policy head Douglas Carswell shares his opinion on the proliferation of wokeness from America's institutions of higher learning into mainstream culture.

Opinion | Douglas Carswell •

June 30, 2023

Life Is Getting Better

Thank goodness for modern technology – and the free market that makes it available at an affordable price for everyone.

Opinion | Douglas Carswell •

June 15, 2023

Why do some people prosper while others fail?

Making sure that every society is run along free market principles is essential to maximize prosperity

Opinion | Douglas Carswell •

May 14, 2023

Criminal Justice Reality

Mississippi Center for Public Policy's Douglas Carswell offers his opinion on criminal justice reform.

Opinion | Douglas Carswell •

April 20, 2023

Mississippi is part of a Southern success story

All the southern U.S. states, with the exception of Louisiana, are in the top half of the country in terms of economic outlook.

News

News | Frank Corder •

November 6, 2025

Mississippi Healthcare Collaborative, now with over 525 member organizations, hosts first healthcare conference

News | Tom Murphy, Associated Press , Aamer Madhani, Associated Press , Jonel Aleccia, Associated Press •

November 6, 2025

Trump unveils deal to expand coverage and lower costs on obesity drugs

News | Joey Cappelletti, Associated Press , Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press , Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press •

November 6, 2025

Shutdown progress in doubt as Democrats grow emboldened from election wins

Business

Business | Daniel Tyson •

October 30, 2025

Mississippi senators hear concerns from farmers as state’s agriculture industry struggles

Business | Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press •

October 29, 2025

Federal Reserve cuts key rate as government shutdown clouds economic outlook

Business | Magnolia Tribune •

October 27, 2025

Delta Grain investing $3.76 million to expand Sidon operations

Culture

Culture | Richelle Putnam •

November 6, 2025

Turning passion into food careers at Mississippi’s community colleges

Culture | Alistair Begg •

November 6, 2025

Cling to the Rock

Culture | Susan Marquez •

November 5, 2025

Things to do in the Magnolia State in November 2025

Opinion

Opinion | Philip Wegmann •

November 6, 2025

Johnson’s election postmortem: 2026 – not 2025 – will buoy GOP hopes

Opinion | Sid Salter •

November 5, 2025

Incoming ‘silver tsunami’ of seniors will strain federal and state government resources

Opinion | Sid Salter •

October 29, 2025

Douglas Carswell

Tariffs: Why you should fear them

Get serious about tax cuts

America first means investing in defense

Mississippi to change school funding. Here’s why it’s such a big deal

Mississippi Needs a New School Funding Formula

Atrocities in Israel: How should America respond?

Remember September 11th

America’s institutions gone “woke,” but why?

Life Is Getting Better

Why do some people prosper while others fail?

Criminal Justice Reality

Mississippi is part of a Southern success story

News

Mississippi Healthcare Collaborative, now with over 525 member organizations, hosts first healthcare conference

Trump unveils deal to expand coverage and lower costs on obesity drugs

Shutdown progress in doubt as Democrats grow emboldened from election wins

Business

Mississippi senators hear concerns from farmers as state’s agriculture industry struggles

Federal Reserve cuts key rate as government shutdown clouds economic outlook

Delta Grain investing $3.76 million to expand Sidon operations

Culture

Turning passion into food careers at Mississippi’s community colleges

Cling to the Rock

Things to do in the Magnolia State in November 2025

Opinion

Johnson’s election postmortem: 2026 – not 2025 – will buoy GOP hopes

Incoming ‘silver tsunami’ of seniors will strain federal and state government resources

Shutdown impacts in Mississippi require an understanding of reliance on federal funds

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