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The Tail Wagging the Dog: A Southern Perspective on the 2025 Government Shutdown

The Tail Wagging the Dog: A Southern Perspective on the 2025 Government Shutdown By Dean Burnette – Louisiana Born, Georgia Grown, and Still Not Crazy (Yet)   October 29, 2025   (Politics | Southern Fried Thoughts)   Now, listen here, and I don’t mean to preach—well, maybe a little—but the government’s been shut down going

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Fried-Golden Parachutes & Premium Parasites—A Family Talk about the Insurance Squeeze

Fried-Golden Parachutes & Premium Parasites—A Family Talk about the Insurance Squeeze By Dean Burnette | Louisiana-born, Georgia-grown, grateful-to-be-American Pull up a rocker and set the sweet tea between us.  I’ve been stewing on these double-digit rate hikes the big insurers are wanting to slap on Georgia families like a cast-iron skillet upside the head.  We’re

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DEI: When Good Intentions Meet Questionable Results – A Southern Perspective on Modern “Equity” 

July 29th, 2025 Well now, bless their hearts, I just read about a gathering down in Savannah where folks were singing the praises of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion programs. Now, before y’all start reaching for your smelling salts, let me be clear as sweet tea on a summer day – I ain’t got nothing against

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Savannah’s Horses, Political Posturing, and a Side of Cold Water: My Southern Fried Take

(A Southern Fried Thoughts Post by Dean Burnette) Well now, Savannah, Georgia. There ain’t many places on God’s green earth that capture the soul of the South quite like her. Moss-draped oaks, history whispering on the breeze, and yes, those beautiful horse-drawn carriages clip-clopping down cobblestone streets, a living postcard of days gone by. But

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