Author Archives: Tom Baxter

Big political races can sit off on the horizon, unmoving, and then take shape as suddenly as a summer shower. Something like that happened over the past week or so in Georgia.

Iowa and Georgia are two states which have taken decisive steps to secure their place in the 21st Century economy. Now both have a similar problem.

e may not be used to thinking of it this way, but the collapse of First Liberty Building and Loan and the resulting political fallout is a national story of some importance.

For more than five decades, the Almanac of American Politics has set the standard for political reference books. In September, the Almanac will be publishing its 2026 edition, with more than 2,000 pages offering fully updated chapters on all 435 House members and their districts, all 100 senators, all 50 states and governors, and much […]

Alligator Alcatraz, the hastily built Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center in the middle of the Florida Everglades, has been used for a lot of photo ops. But a few miles east of the Okefenokee Swamp, in the South Georgia town of Folkston, plans are moving forward for what will be the largest detention center in the country.

Why are both Democrats and Republicans so sure the One Big Beautiful Bill will be President Donald Trump’s last big chance to pass legislation?

Titanium dioxide isn’t the rarest mineral, and its uses — making various products look whiter — aren’t the most vital. Yet, this powdery substance has been the subject of a six-year-long legal battle which culminated last week in a $60 million deal for land near the Okefenokee Swamp.

There was some inevitable blowback last week when U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said she would have voted against the Big Beautiful Bill if she’d known some of the things that are in it. For once, her critics need to cut her a little slack.

Suppose that in answer to a dramatic escalation of the Trump administration’s drive to take over Greenland, Denmark launched a surprise attack on the United States.

Georgia finished in early April, but around the country a number of state legislatures are concluding their sessions about now. They may not know it yet, but these could have been the happiest days this generation of state legislators will ever know.

As the Texas legislature grinds toward a June 2 sine die, T. Boone Pickens must be turning over in his grave.

Push has come to shove in American politics, and that famous location turns out to be somewhere down on the Coweta County line.

Compared to other federal agencies, President Donald Trump’s dealings with the Tennessee Valley Authority haven’t drawn much attention outside the giant utility’s service area, but they have been stormy.

It’s easy to muster sympathy for CDC scientists doing critical research and National Park rangers protecting the environment, but this April, the nation’s tax collectors could use some love as well.

A flurry of pundits, several polls and the president himself have all agreed that the last election came down to the price of eggs and bread. Did it?