Editor’s notebook: Beginning Tennessee’s political year with hypocrisy

By: J. Holly McCall

Outlets: Tennessee Lookout

Published: January 16, 2026

Words: 889

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 4 days ago

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New acquaintances, when finding out that I’m a journalist, often ask what beat I cover.

My response is that as editor, I rarely write news stories but as the creator of a regular column, I choose to focus on the hypocrisy beat.

God knows there’s no shortage of hypocritical behavior from Tennessee’s lawmakers and politicians, and I’m pretty sure I could churn out columns about it on a weekly basis.

It’s still …

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