Blog Posts by Sean Evans
2025
- Jul 18 - Politics Without Winners: Why the Two-Party System is Breaking Down
- Jun 13 - The Paradox of Presidential Power
- May 12 - Trump's Progressive Presidency
2024
- Dec 30 - The Mandate Trap
- Jul 12 - The Perils of Partisan Teamsmanship
- Feb 5 - Republicans need to accept bipartisan border security bill or end up with nothing
2023
- Oct 20 - Disorder in the House
- Jul 3 - The Evolution of Morality Policy
- Apr 14 - Governor's 'extreme risk' gun bill can reduce gun violence, not end it
- Mar 12 - Will Biden Face a Primary Challenge?
- Feb 6 - The Right Way to Address the Debt Ceiling
2022
- Dec 28 - Lessons From the January 6th Committee
- Nov 22 - A Plague on Both the Parties
- Oct 17 - Tennessee Can Do Better to Protect Religious Liberties
- Oct 17 - Tennessee Needs to Do More to Protect Religious Liberty
- Sep 14 - Fundamentals v Campaign Quality
- Aug 8 - Lessons From the Kansas Abortion Vote
- Jun 27 - Legislate, Don't Adjudicate
- May 16 - Overturning Roe Will Have Minor Political Impact
- Apr 25 - Is Crossover Voting Mischevious?
- Mar 22 - 4 Questions About Our Ukraine Strategy
- Feb 21 - Gerrymandering Needs to Stop
- Jan 10 - 2020 Election Was Not Rigged
2021
- Dec 10 - Polarized But Divided Parties
- Oct 13 - Democrats Will Probably Lose in '22
- Jul 19 - A Few Ways to Stay Out of the Culture of Outrage
- Jun 11 - Are the GOP voter laws anti-democratic?
- May 17 - Can Biden Be a Transformational President?
- Apr 6 - The Left's Flight 93 Mentality
- Mar 2 - Joe Biden and the Dieter's Dilemma
- Jan 22 - Trump's Influence Will Fade as GOP Tries to Reposition Itself
2020
- Dec 22 - Is the GOP the Working Class Party?
- Nov 12 - What to Expect from Biden as President
- Oct 14 - Do We Really Need to Fear the Other Side Winning?
- Sep 8 - Is Trump a Buffoon, Tyrant, or Tribune of the People?
- Jul 15 - Rethinking Monuments and Statutes
- Jun 12 - Pro-Police, Pro-Reform, and Pro-Justice
- May 6 - Voting in the Age of COVID-19
- Apr 16 - Assessing the Government's Coronavirus Response
- Feb 28 - Bloomberg Boom or Bust
- Jan 24 - Democrats Ignore First Rule of Impeachment Politics
2019
- Dec 31 - The Golden Rule of Political Discourse
- Nov 11 - Do Trump's Actions Warrant Removal?
- Oct 15 - To Impeach or not to Impeach
- Sep 7 - Trump Reelection at Risk
- Jul 26 - Good Politics, Bad Policy Making
- Jul 1 - How to Read the News and Stay Sane
- Apr 12 - The New Populist Center
- Mar 20 - Pursuing Our Ideological White Whales
- Mar 19 - Why Rural Voters Vote Republican
2018
- Nov 26 - The GOP Candidate Gender Gap
- Oct 19 - An Ebbing Blue Wave?
- Sep 18 - What Would Phil Bredesen Do?
- Sep 18 - What Would PhilBredesen Do?
- Jul 16 - Judge Kavanaugh and a More Restrained Court
- May 4 - The Future of Trumpism
- Apr 2 - Record-Setting Turnover at the White House
- Feb 28 - Bredeson, Blackburn Vie for Senate Seat
- Jan 19 - Trump's First Year
2017
- Dec 21 - Make Character Great Again
- Nov 10 - Political Insanity of the Elites
- Oct 9 - Breaking Down the Senate Race
- Jul 28 - Who Will Govern the Volunteer State?
- Jun 23 - Political Temperance Needed
- May 24 - Will Trump Be Impeached?
- Apr 17 - Trump: The Good and the Bad
- Mar 13 - America's Health Care Debate Spawns Difficult Questions
- Feb 3 - Trump and the Jacksonian Tradition
- Jan 3 - Opportunity or Mandate?
2016
- Nov 28 - Too Progressive or Not Progressive Enough
- Nov 10 - Reflections on the 2016 Election
- Oct 24 - Our Failure of Political Imagination
- Oct 18 - A Christian Perspective on Voting This November
- Sep 20 - Odds Still Favor Clinton
- Aug 12 - The GOP's Kobayashi Maru Test
- Jun 24 - Losing Our Political Perspective
- Apr 18 - Kelsy, Kustoff Early Favorites in 8th CD
- Mar 11 - The Trump Effect
- Feb 21 - The Great, the Good, and the Bad News from SC and NV
- Feb 10 - Trump and Cruz "Win" in New Hampshire
- Feb 5 - Voters Will Shape the Rest of the Election
- Jan 4 - What Can We Expect in 2016?
2015
- Nov 30 - Statesmen and Dead Politicians
- Oct 29 - GOP Debate 3 by Daniel Langley
- Oct 23 - Trump and the Middle American Radical
- Sep 18 - Turning Debate Victories Into Gold
- Aug 14 - Trump Can't Fool Voters
- Aug 11 - Cruz Speaks to GOP Grassroots in Jackson
- Aug 7 - Winners and Losers from GOP Debate
- Jul 10 - Responding to Obergefelle Ruling
- Jun 5 - Religious Liberty in a Pluralistic Society
- May 2 - The Marriage Revolution
- Feb 21 - Who's Going to Run in 2016
- Feb 5 - Establishment Backs Gist Over Finney
- Jan 29 - Representing Constituents v Governing the State in the Case of Insure Tennessee
2014
- Dec 26 - Gifts for Political Figures
- Nov 21 - Process Is as Important as Substance
- Nov 7 - Democrats Lost; Republicans Didn't Win
- Oct 17 - Republicans Are Slight Favorites to Win Senate
- Sep 12 - Mayoral Race Looks Interesting
- Aug 8 - Red To Its Roots
- Jul 28 - TN Supreme Court More Liberal Than State
- Jul 24 - Gloom, Despair, and Agony on Me
- Jul 23 - Independent or Accountable Courts?
- Jul 8 - The Great Debate
- Jun 2 - Establishment is Beating Tea Party in Tennessee
- Apr 25 - Outsiders Influence Tennessee Politics
- Mar 21 - GOP Sees Renewed Prospects
- Feb 17 - Obama's Unilateral Actions Go Too Far
- Jan 13 - GOP Must Offer Positive Vision
2013
- Nov 22 - Young Are Needed for Health Care Reform Success
- Oct 18 - The GOP Must Face Facts
- Sep 13 - American Credibilty Suffers
- Aug 12 - Finney's Future
- Jun 17 - Obama's Scandals
- Apr 9 - States Should Reform Health Care
- Mar 1 - Can We All Get Along?
- Jan 25 - Obama's Tactics May Fail
- Jan 21 - Obama's Grand Ambitions
2012
- Dec 14 - Democrats Need to Change
- Nov 13 - Lessons for the GOP
- Oct 5 - Romney Gets Debate Reprieve
- Sep 8 - What the Conventions Told Us
- Sep 8 - Reflections on the Democratic Convention
- Aug 31 - Was the Convention Enough for Romney?
- Aug 31 - Party Convention Could Be a Pivot Point
- Aug 29 - Mixed Messages: Reflections on Day 1 of the GOP Convention
- Aug 2 - Romney's VP Choices
- Jul 10 - Candidate Trumps Money
- May 27 - The Ron Paul Revolution
- Apr 16 - What is Judicial Activism?
- Mar 10 - Election is far From Over
- Feb 4 - Newt Lacks Character to be President
- Jan 3 - Medicare Reform Gains Support
2011
- Nov 18 - Admitting the Problem is the First Step Toward Solving It
- Oct 14 - Perry's Race to Win
- Sep 12 - Our Memorial to 9/11
- Aug 5 - The Silver Lining in the Debt Deal
- Jul 1 - Will the 21st Century be the Chinese Century?
- Apr 22 - The Health Care Choice
- Mar 18 - GOP's 2012 Dilemma
- Feb 11 - Court Health Care Decision Can Wait
- Jan 8 - 2011 New Years Political Resolutions
2010
- Nov 25 - Is the Future Bleak for Tennessee Democrats?
- Oct 15 - The Campaign Race to the Finish
- Sep 10 - The Unpopular Democrats
- Aug 9 - The Primary Effects of Nov. 5
- Jun 25 - The President's Kryptonite
- May 22 - Logic of Oil Drilling
- Apr 16 - Jump Ball in 8th CD
- Mar 16 - Tea Parties at Crossroads
- Feb 8 - The Future is the "Biggest Loser"
- Jan 4 - Eat Your Vegetables
2009
- Nov 27 - The Unfulfilled Promises of Health Care Reform
- Oct 24 - The Czar Has No Clothes
- Sep 18 - We Can Cut Health Care Costs
- Aug 14 - Health Care Reform Will Pass
- Jul 17 - Haslam and GOP Win Early Money Race for 2010 Gov Race
- Jul 10 - Character Matters
- Jul 2 - 60 Is Not Everything
- Jun 8 - Conservative Reconciliation and Revival
- May 4 - Grading Obama's First 100 Days
- Mar 26 - Handicapping the 2010 Governor's Race -- the Democrats
- Mar 24 - Handicapping the 2010 Governor's Race -- the Republicans
- Feb 25 - Obama's Grand Ambitions
- Feb 23 - Partisanship Not a Bad Thing
- Jan 20 - Obama's Clean Break?
- Jan 16 - Tennessee State House Shenanigans
- Jan 13 - The Bush League Presidency
2008
- Dec 9 - Righting the Republican Ship
- Nov 26 - Obama's Machiavellian moves?
- Nov 7 - Voters Reject Bush and Republicans
- Nov 3 - The Sky Really Is Not Falling
- Oct 29 - Ross Perot Strikes Back
- Oct 20 - 150 Million Reasons to Bet on the Democrats
- Oct 16 - Obama Wins Debate Hat Trick
- Oct 8 - Round 3: Obama Calm, McCain Aggressive
- Oct 3 - Palin Exceeds Expectations but Questions Remain
- Sep 27 - McCain Wins Debate on Points, Obama Wins Overall
- Sep 26 - How to Grade the Debates
- Sep 10 - The Convention Bounce
- Sep 5 - What do John McCain, Sarah Palin, and Jimmy Buffet Have in Common?
- Sep 4 - Republican Convention Day #3
- Sep 3 - Republican Convention Day #2
- Sep 2 - Republican Convention Day #1
- Aug 29 - Obama's Speech
- Aug 29 - Palin as VP
- Aug 28 - Democratic Convention Day #3
- Aug 27 - Democratic Convention Day #2
- Aug 26 - Democratic Convention Day #1
- Aug 25 - Conventions Still Important
- Aug 23 - The Biden Pick
- Jul 18 - Campaigns Can Predict Governing
- Jun 24 - The VP Choice
- May 16 - The Bush Electoral Legacy
- Apr 4 - Competitive Primaries Are Good for Parties
- Mar 5 - What Does Change Mean?
- Feb 1 - How to Be a Pundit
- Jan 9 - Let the Voters Decide