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John Tures

John Tures

Opinion contributor John A. Tures is a professor of political science at LaGrange College in LaGrange, Ga.  His views are his own.  He can be reached at [email protected]. His Twitter account is JohnTures2.

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Tying mandatory military service to voting goes against the spirit of Memorial Day | John A. Tures

By: - May 28, 2023

Republicans already have problems with younger voters. The plan by an outsider GOP presidential hopeful will make it even worse.

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Dangerous deregulation hurts bank depositors, investors and our economy | John A. Tures

By: - May 5, 2023

It's time to reinstitute the 2009-2010 era reforms that prevented bank failures.

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Transgender Flag held in the sky.

Americans support transgender rights, especially when they know a trans person | John A. Tures

By: - April 20, 2023

That support outstrips the efforts of policymakers who would take away their rights

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How Democrats won the West | John A. Tures

By: - January 2, 2023

Since 1992, Democrats have flipped the region away from Republican control, a shift that began with the end of the Cold War and carried through a Pacific Coast economic recession, anti-racism demonstrations and violence in Los Angeles and the area’s increasing diversity.

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What Georgia’s 2022 runoff can teach us about the 2024 White House race | John A. Tures

By: - December 12, 2022

Campaign on this -- not that, for starters.

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U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., Democratic U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., campaigning in Atlanta on Monday 10/24/22 (Capital-Star photo by Ariana Figueroa).

Early voting mattered In Georgia in 2022. Don’t let them cancel it in 2024 | John A. Tures

By: - November 28, 2022

It would be a slap in the face to working Americans and the parents of school-aged children

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How the GOP’s expected red wave crashed on the rocks of the insurrection | John A. Tures

By: - November 13, 2022

Maybe the insurrectionists weren’t thinking about the next election. They should have been.

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Sixty years ago, ‘Florida Man’ helped defend our rights | John A. Tures

By: - September 7, 2022

How one man really can make a difference -- and why it matters to us now.