Mark Harmon
@markdharmon.bsky.social
Professor, Journalist, Columnist, Former County Commissioner
For those who can get past the paywall, I have this item in the Knoxville News Sentinel.
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New operas for Melania’s Place, true to Trumpian traditions | Opinion
The new season could start with “La Cofefe,” a rewrite of “La Bohème.”
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August 13, 2025 at 9:05 PM
For those who can get past the paywall, I have this item in the Knoxville News Sentinel.
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I have this article on Transitions, a Central and Eastern European news site.
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The Long Legacy of Terezin - Transitions
Far from being a mere note in the history books, the Nazi-built ghetto on Czech soil sends a resounding message today.
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August 5, 2025 at 4:04 PM
I have this article on Transitions, a Central and Eastern European news site.
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If you can get past the paywall, I have this column in the Knoxville News Sentinel.
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Immigration enforcement done another way | Opinion
Agents in armored personnel vehicles deploy into the broad lobby of the country club. "This is an ICE raid," they announce.
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August 2, 2025 at 8:33 PM
If you can get past the paywall, I have this column in the Knoxville News Sentinel.
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You may enjoy my "Rocky and Bullwinkle Save North America" item on KnoxViews.
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Rocky & Bullwinkle Save North America | KnoxViews
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July 2, 2025 at 3:08 PM
You may enjoy my "Rocky and Bullwinkle Save North America" item on KnoxViews.
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For those who can get past the paywall, I have this column in the Knoxville News Sentinel.
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The Growth Fairy tells all: Tax cuts never reduce the deficit | Opinion
Arthur Laffer created the crazy notion, and Republicans have been peddling it ever since. Take it from the little guy himself!
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June 11, 2025 at 6:47 PM
For those who can get past the paywall, I have this column in the Knoxville News Sentinel.
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My latest column in Tennessee Lookout.
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Knox County lessons about a trustworthy trustee • Tennessee Lookout
Knox County Trustee Justin Biggs' recent ethical issues prove he should remember he's handling taxpayer money, writes Mark Harmon.
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June 3, 2025 at 11:45 AM
My latest column in Tennessee Lookout.
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If you can get past the paywall, I have this column in the Knoxville News Sentinel.
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A true budget is possible, but Trump's 'big, beautiful' plan is not it. | Opinion
Mark Harmon suggests a series of budgetary steps that truly would reduce the debt that we are piling up for future generations.
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May 30, 2025 at 12:08 PM
If you can get past the paywall, I have this column in the Knoxville News Sentinel.
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Recent Golden Press Card Awards dominated by journalists connected to UT’s School of Journalism. The event, held Thursday, May 15 at Maple Hall in downtown Knoxville. More than a dozen honors went to our students, plus I took second place honors in both freelance writing and personal columns.
May 19, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Recent Golden Press Card Awards dominated by journalists connected to UT’s School of Journalism. The event, held Thursday, May 15 at Maple Hall in downtown Knoxville. More than a dozen honors went to our students, plus I took second place honors in both freelance writing and personal columns.
If you can get past the paywall, I have this piece in the Knoxville News Sentinel.
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Cutting taxes, food stamps, Medicaid: How Republicans sell the Trump budget | Opinion
University of Tennessee's Mark Harmon takes an opportunity to "eavesdrop" on the discussion among Tim Burchett, Mike Johnson and the GOP caucus.
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May 16, 2025 at 1:04 PM
If you can get past the paywall, I have this piece in the Knoxville News Sentinel.
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Jesse Fox Mayshark (of Compass and MetroPulse fame) has started an intriguing website (one with interesting podcasts) called The Progressive South. Worth a look and listen.
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The Progressive South – Raising Our Voices
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May 15, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Jesse Fox Mayshark (of Compass and MetroPulse fame) has started an intriguing website (one with interesting podcasts) called The Progressive South. Worth a look and listen.
theprogressivesouth.org
theprogressivesouth.org
For those who can past the paywall, I have this item in the Knoxville News Sentinel.
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Check your facts: How reliable are Democratic vs. Republican online posts? | Opinion
Research on social media posting and news diets turns up some interesting political findings.
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April 29, 2025 at 12:24 PM
For those who can past the paywall, I have this item in the Knoxville News Sentinel.
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I also have this column in the Knoxville News Sentinel if you can get past the paywall.
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Trump and Tennessee get Kafkaesque. We must be better than this. | Opinion
The writer condemns the nightmarish dystopia being created by the Trump administration and its Republican supporters in our state.
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April 18, 2025 at 11:34 AM
I also have this column in the Knoxville News Sentinel if you can get past the paywall.
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I have this column in Tennessee Lookout. tennesseelookout.com/2025/04/07/u...
U.S. Rep. Tim Burchett and other Tennessee congresspeople avoid town halls • Tennessee Lookout
Tennessee's Republican U.S. Reps., including Tim Burchett of Knoxville, dodge their constituents by failing to hold public meetings.
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April 7, 2025 at 1:09 PM
I have this column in Tennessee Lookout. tennesseelookout.com/2025/04/07/u...
I have this item in the Knoxville News Sentinel, if you can get past the paywall. Rumor has it that the column also may be in Sunday's hard copy.
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Trump's energy secretary wrong on climate change. It figures. | Opinion
Secretary of Energy Chris Wright, who visited Oak Ridge National Lab recently, may prove to be one of President Trump's most repugnant Cabinet picks.
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March 29, 2025 at 2:40 PM
I have this item in the Knoxville News Sentinel, if you can get past the paywall. Rumor has it that the column also may be in Sunday's hard copy.
www.knoxnews.com/story/opinio...
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Thanks to Indivisible Knoxville (Tennessee) and Moms Demand Action for taking the lead on a great Town Hall on Friday evening, March 21, at Deane Hill Rec Center. Congressman Tim Burchett was too chicken to be there, but State House members Gloria Johnson and Sam McKenzie did the Q&A session.
March 23, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Thanks to Indivisible Knoxville (Tennessee) and Moms Demand Action for taking the lead on a great Town Hall on Friday evening, March 21, at Deane Hill Rec Center. Congressman Tim Burchett was too chicken to be there, but State House members Gloria Johnson and Sam McKenzie did the Q&A session.
By now you may have heard of Trump confusing transgenic mice (genetically modified for research into various human diseases) with transgender mice. Not since the early days of a roller-driven computer mouse, has such time been spent worrying about mouse balls.
March 8, 2025 at 2:33 PM
By now you may have heard of Trump confusing transgenic mice (genetically modified for research into various human diseases) with transgender mice. Not since the early days of a roller-driven computer mouse, has such time been spent worrying about mouse balls.
My latest column in Tennessee Lookout. tennesseelookout.com/2025/03/06/s...
Stop performance act legislating: Tennessee lawmakers pursue spectacle rather than policy • Tennessee Lookout
Tennessee Republican lawmakers at the state and federal level are more concerned with performance art than creating public policy.
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March 6, 2025 at 1:47 PM
My latest column in Tennessee Lookout. tennesseelookout.com/2025/03/06/s...
If you can get past the paywall, take a look at my column in today's Knoxville News Sentinel.
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Tennessee’s U.S. senators were cheerleaders for Trump’s worst nominees | Opinion
Blackburn and Hagerty gave "go-to" interviews on Trump's dubious Cabinet picks, helping pave the road to kakistocracy, or government by the worst.
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March 4, 2025 at 1:10 PM
If you can get past the paywall, take a look at my column in today's Knoxville News Sentinel.
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My latest column. tennesseelookout.com/2025/02/14/t...
Tennessee Sen. Becky Massey's bad day • Tennessee Lookout
Knoxville columnist Mark Harmon writes that Sen. Becky Massey has a pattering of diffusing tough topics rather than taking stances.
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February 14, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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With Apologies to Elton John:
Elon wears his Trump cap like a crown
He calls his child Lil X
'Cause he likes the name
And he takes him to the strangest room in town
Elon, Elon likes his money
He makes a lot, they say
Spends his days counting
burning cars on the motorway
Elon wears his Trump cap like a crown
He calls his child Lil X
'Cause he likes the name
And he takes him to the strangest room in town
Elon, Elon likes his money
He makes a lot, they say
Spends his days counting
burning cars on the motorway
February 14, 2025 at 6:39 PM
With Apologies to Elton John:
Elon wears his Trump cap like a crown
He calls his child Lil X
'Cause he likes the name
And he takes him to the strangest room in town
Elon, Elon likes his money
He makes a lot, they say
Spends his days counting
burning cars on the motorway
Elon wears his Trump cap like a crown
He calls his child Lil X
'Cause he likes the name
And he takes him to the strangest room in town
Elon, Elon likes his money
He makes a lot, they say
Spends his days counting
burning cars on the motorway
My latest column.
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The Tennessee legislature is better understood as a theme park • Tennessee Lookout
The only way to understand the current Tennessee legislature is to approach it as a theme park, writes columnist Mark Harmon.
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January 27, 2025 at 1:09 PM
My latest column.
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Had a great time earlier this month in Disney World.
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Disney World 2025 video
YouTube video by Mark Harmon
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January 24, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Had a great time earlier this month in Disney World.
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