Douglas Carswell, Author at Magnolia Tribune

Douglas Carswell

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

Opinion | Douglas Carswell •

November 15, 2025

Those dark clouds are the debt

Douglas Carswell says costly foreign wars, mega bailouts, COVID giveaways and all those federal entitlement programs LBJ said would “end poverty”, eventually add up.

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.

News

News | Frank Corder •

June 5, 2026

Report: Improper ACA enrollments in Mississippi could cost taxpayers over $600 million

News | Associated Press •

June 5, 2026

Four former Alabama State men’s basketball players were paid to fix a game against Southern Miss in 2024, NCAA says

News | Jeremy Pittari •

June 5, 2026

Lawmakers question Rural Health Transformation director on program’s transparency

Business

Business | Daniel Tyson •

May 20, 2026

International Paper breaks ground on new $225 million facility in central Mississippi

Business | Frank Corder •

May 14, 2026

Azuria Water Solutions breaks ground on new manufacturing facility in Batesville

Business | Frank Corder •

May 12, 2026

M&M Bank’s Legear named chair of Atlanta Fed’s Community Depository Institutions Advisory Council

Culture

Culture | Susan Marquez •

June 5, 2026

L.V. Hull Home and Legacy Center opens in Mississippi

Culture | Alistair Begg •

June 5, 2026

As He planned

Culture | Alistair Begg •

June 4, 2026

The lie of isolation

Opinion

Opinion | Roger Wicker •

June 5, 2026

Mississippi building 21st century blue economy

Opinion | Sid Salter •

June 3, 2026

It’s the third of June and the haunting mystery of Gentry’s ‘Ode to Billy Joe’ remains

Opinion | Hunter Estes •

June 2, 2026

Douglas Carswell

Those dark clouds are the debt

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

News

Report: Improper ACA enrollments in Mississippi could cost taxpayers over $600 million

Four former Alabama State men’s basketball players were paid to fix a game against Southern Miss in 2024, NCAA says

Lawmakers question Rural Health Transformation director on program’s transparency

Business

International Paper breaks ground on new $225 million facility in central Mississippi

Azuria Water Solutions breaks ground on new manufacturing facility in Batesville

M&M Bank’s Legear named chair of Atlanta Fed’s Community Depository Institutions Advisory Council

Culture

L.V. Hull Home and Legacy Center opens in Mississippi

As He planned

The lie of isolation

Opinion

Mississippi building 21st century blue economy

It’s the third of June and the haunting mystery of Gentry’s ‘Ode to Billy Joe’ remains

Mississippi needs the success sequence

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