Josh Appel, Author at Magnolia Tribune

Josh Appel

Josh Appel is a policy analyst at the Manhattan Institute.

Opinion | Josh Appel •

August 18, 2025

C.S. Lewis in the Age of Bleakness

To live like Lewis is to live a life of enchanted engagement with reality. Only in doing so can we chase away the pitfalls of modern living that lead to loneliness and gloom.

News

News | Russ Latino •

January 13, 2026

Mississippi’s Catholic Bishops support House plan to create Education Savings Accounts

News | Mark Sherman, Associated Press •

January 13, 2026

Supreme Court seems likely to uphold state bans on transgender athletes in girls and women’s sports

News | Frank Corder •

January 13, 2026

Alleged Beth Israel arsonist indicted by Hinds County grand jury

Business

Business | Frank Corder •

January 13, 2026

Higgins contracted to lead Tate County economic development

Business | Frank Corder , Daniel Tyson •

January 8, 2026

xAI investing more than $20 billion in Southaven data center

Business | Frank Corder •

December 19, 2025

Firehawk Aerospace expands U.S. rocket manufacturing by acquiring Mississippi facility

Culture

Culture | Meredith Biesinger •

January 13, 2026

The stories that can’t be replaced: Inside Norris Bookbinding Company in Greenwood

Culture | Alistair Begg •

January 13, 2026

Blind from birth

Culture | Robert St. John •

January 12, 2026

Mardi Gras in the Hub City

Opinion

Opinion | Kimberly Ross •

January 13, 2026

Renee Good’s death may have been legally justifiable. It’s still tragic

Opinion | Russ Latino •

January 12, 2026

Trump White House endorses Speaker Jason White’s universal school choice plan

Opinion | Roger Wicker •

January 9, 2026

Dictator can no longer threaten Americans