It’s already national news, so I’ll keep the intro short. UGA’s Dean of Journalism had the temerity to call Secretary of State a “nice guy” on Twitter. Some found this unacceptable, and the professor has apologized for the tweet. There’s so many directions to go with a “hot take” on this. There’s so little time…

Today is Jessica’s birthday. Yes, that Jessica. She’s the one that at her first BBQ tour podcast refused to sit near the microphone for fear she would be recorded. She’s now a featured regular on Fox5 Atlanta. She’s the one that used to be the prototype for North Atlanta Suburban Millennial, but just upgraded her

Good morning! There were more than 15,000 public comments on the FAA’s Spaceport Camden environmental impact study. Spoiler alert: they weren’t in favor of the project. Some in Macon are delighted that flights between Macon and BWI are selling out. Abrams and Kemp are both talking Jobs!™ Abrams has a specific plan to help small

This week’s Courier Herald column: 2010 was only eight years ago, but those years seem like an eternity as measured in political events. A popular incumbent Governor was term limited. All statewide positions were on the ballot. Primaries were bitter. Elections got personal. I remember it well, as I had a bit of a front

Happy Monday! Shoutout to Theresa for taking over the Monday MRs last week while I was out. The TSA has reported on the in-flight behaviors of a small group of fliers under a program called “Quiet Skies.” This raises questions about surveillance during flights. General John Kelly, once praised for his ability to tame wild

In the metro area, three highly qualified women attorneys lost run-off elections that they should have easily won!  Progressives listen up.  On Tuesday at 6:00 pm, a good friend called me and half-jokingly said she was going to skip voting because she was tired.  She said she went because in her head she saw my

To most readers of GeorgiaPol.com*, hearing about the passing of Walter Strauss would probably register as only the death of a 94-year-old Jewish shoe salesman in Downtown Atlanta. And that’s technically true. He was “just” a shoe salesman, albeit one with an incredible life. But he turned Walter’s Clothing into an institution. Does it seem

What we really lose when we put away the old houses and old guitars. In light of yesterday’s Thyssenkrupp Elevator Americas announcement, this job will be in high demand. Bet you get to take your glove to work. How to volunteer for Super Bowl LIII. Knife. Nose. Face. And tons of spite. Lawyery stuff that

Two months ago the Congressional Black Caucus issued a letter to Jeffrey Bezos, Chairman, President, and CEO of Amazon, expressing their concerns over Amazon’s Rekognition facial recognition software. Today, Rep. Lewis issued a further statement expressing his concerns after testing of the software was performed by the ACLU. The ACLU ran all 535 members of

Rep. John Lewis (D, GA-5) issued the following statement today upon introduction of the Higher Education Dream Act  (H.R.6525), his bill to prohibit discrimination against Dreamer students in higher education. The act seeks to “prohibit institutions of higher education receiving federal funds from refusing to admit, enroll, or grant in-state tuition to qualified students on