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Culture  |  Sarah Ulmer  • 
January 30, 2019

SALTER: Thompson’s statements on border security battle with Trump were noteworthy

Mississippi Second District U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson has been an unapologetic liberal on social issues for the whole of his long congressional career and that stance has certainly applied to issues surrounding immigration. The election of President Donald Trump has done little to change that narrative. To be sure, Thompson has battled Trump over a…
Culture  |  Sarah Ulmer  • 
January 25, 2019

OPINION: Strawman arguments in the cigarette tax debate

By: The Mississippi Center for Public Policy The Mississippi State Medical Association and numerous other groups want to see cigarette taxes increased in Mississippi. They are certainly free to advocate for that point. However, they should stop their argument at “smoking is bad for you” because their strawman arguments are vague and weak on actual…