The Pacer

Independent voice of the University of Tennessee at Martin

John Herron

Columns Opinion

Tea Party policies would make US operate like China

When one views the Tea Party platform, one can’t help but wonder: Are they trying to turn us into China?…

Columns Opinion

Homosexuals should have the right to marry in the U.S.

Until I reached my late teens, the issue of gay rights had always seemed trivial to me. I wondered, why…

Columns Opinion

Conservative action narrowly prevents union formation

Republican lawmakers have managed to torpedo the United Auto Workers’ effort to organize the Chattanooga Volkswagen plant. Though driven in…