David Allen Martin is a writer who contributed articles to The Weekly Standard between 2015 and 2017. His pieces for the magazine focused on Tennessee politics and Southern affairs, covering topics ranging from Senator Bob Corker to Chattanooga's economic development and regional cultural issues.
Advocates of high-speed internet proliferation normally make one of two pitches when selling the idea of widespread—often government subsidized—investment in broadband. The first is that we currently live in a “two Americas” digital paradigm, and without access to fast, reliable internet, many…
Long ago, or at least it seems, before "covfefe" and the Kathy Griffin fiasco, Donald Trump decided it wise to use social media to escalate a spat with Germany.
An odd thing occurred in the world of sports recently: The Southern Conference (SoCon), an intercollegiate athletics league, decided to honor its commitments to North Carolina, refusing to pull four upcoming tournaments from the state. This, as other associations, both professional and amateur,…
The almost numberless foreign policy fires raging worldwide that affect the United States are the purview of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations and its new chairman, Bob Corker, Republican of Tennessee. The Islamic State continues its violent attempts to enlarge its self-proclaimed caliphate…