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Author: John Tures
John A. Tures is Professor of Political Science and Coordinator of the Political Science Program at LaGrange College, in LaGrange, Georgia. His first book, “Branded”, is scheduled to be published by Huntsville Independent Press in 2025. He can be reached at jtures@lagrange.edu.
INTEL FROM THE IVORY TOWER: The Importance of Real Peace
When I ask people who won the Nobel Peace Prize for 2024, I get blank stares…
INTEL FROM THE IVORY TOWER: Scientific Evidence Of Gerrymandering
Texas conducted an unusual mid-decade redrawing of Congressional districts for the state…
INTEL FROM THE IVORY TOWER: Censorship in America
Is this unprecedented? To investigate, I started by looking at how Presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama handled conservative media…
INTEL FROM THE IVORY TOWER: Is America the Sickest Country in the World?
For more than 50 health rankings, the USA finishes last in the world in only one area: drug use…
INTEL FROM THE IVORY TOWER: Can Red Flag Laws Reduce School Shootings?
Do the states with ERPOs differ in gun death rates with those that did not have such a law?
INTEL FROM THE IVORY TOWER: The Shape of the River, for Higher Education
In his sermon, Rev. Brown spoke of the river pilots having to navigate their way through total darkness…
INTEL FROM THE IVORY TOWER: To Address the Ukraine War, Do This, Not That
Some of our Congressional representatives may fawn over Putin and wish for closer ties with Russia…
INTEL FROM THE IVORY TOWER: Your Help Needed to Ban Unethical Stock Trades in Washington DC
“Overwhelming bipartisan majorities favor prohibiting stock-trading in individual companies by Members of Congress…”
INTEL FROM THE IVORY TOWER: JD Vance Provides a Good Lesson
This week, Vice-President JD Vance showed them how to roll with the punches and put a good spin on being mercilessly teased…
INTEL FROM THE IVORY TOWER: Seeking Justice For Epstein’s Alleged Victims
I thank those risking their careers to uncover the truth…
INTEL FROM THE IVORY TOWER: It’s About The Game, Not The Names
I’ve read several columns deriding the summer classic for the “lack” of star power, missing big some names, using an almost sneering tone…
INTEL FROM THE IVORY TOWER: For God’s Sake, Don’t Shut Down the Weather Satellites
As I write this, there’s a desperate search for dozens of girls, missing from a flood where the Guadalupe River rose 26 feet in 45 minutes. …
INTEL FROM THE IVORY TOWER: Problems With The Big Beautiful Bill
The more Americans learn about the bill, the less they seem to like it….
INTEL FROM THE IVORY TOWER: We Need Bipartisan Condemnation of Political Assassinations
The Minnesota Republican Party, House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune also expressed support for the victims and condemned the attacks…
INTEL FROM THE IVORY TOWER: What a Father Can Give His Kids
He was a star attorney who made so much money that he could afford a house with a swimming pool and a skating rink…
INTEL FROM THE IVORY TOWER: Pell Grants Matter, and Not Just to College Students
“By 2031, 72 percent of jobs in the U.S. will require postsecondary education and/or training…”
INTEL FROM THE IVORY TOWER: Research into Police-Involved Shootings
If you think this column is a blanket condemnation of law enforcement, you would be mistaken. In many cases, there’s a reason for the police response…
INTEL FROM THE IVORY TOWER: Small Private Colleges That Graduate the ‘Rudys’
Our political science graduates are happy to inspire the current generation of students and share their secrets of success…