{"id":75,"date":"2013-10-14T17:06:03","date_gmt":"2013-10-14T17:06:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.philkentconsulting.com\/wp\/wordpress\/?page_id=75"},"modified":"2013-11-22T00:36:01","modified_gmt":"2013-11-22T00:36:01","slug":"columns","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.philkentconsulting.com\/wp\/wordpress\/?page_id=75","title":{"rendered":"Columns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Phil Kent\u2019s columns are published periodically in varied\u00a0publications. The following are a collection of columns since 2003.<\/p>\n<p><b>RECENT COLUMNS<\/b><\/p>\n<p>September 12, 2013 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.philkentconsulting.com\/wp\/wordpress\/?page_id=253\">Amnesty is not immigration reform<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0 As appeared in the Sept. 9, 2013 Atlanta Journal-Constitution<\/p>\n<p>September 12, 2013 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.philkentconsulting.com\/wp\/wordpress\/?page_id=252\">Sandy Springs, Georgia: Model for privitization services<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0 As appeared in World Net Daily<\/p>\n<p>June 22, 2013 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.philkentconsulting.com\/wp\/wordpress\/?page_id=251\">Defeat the &#8220;Gang of 8&#8221; Senate Amnesty Bill<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 As appeared in the June 23, 2013 Savannah, Ga., Morning News<\/p>\n<p>April 14, 2013 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.philkentconsulting.com\/wp\/wordpress\/?page_id=250\">Atlanta Regional Commission pushes multilingualism<\/a> \u00a0\u00a0 As Appeared in the April 7, 2013 Marietta (Ga.) Daily Journal<\/p>\n<p>March 13, 2012 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.philkentconsulting.com\/wp\/wordpress\/?page_id=249\">Immigration\/Multiculturalism Causes Stir at CPAC<\/a> \u00a0\u00a0 As Appeared in the March 2012 Middle American News<\/p>\n<p>January 12, 2012 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.philkentconsulting.com\/wp\/wordpress\/?page_id=248\">H.B. 87: Ensuring Georgia Has a Legal Workforce<\/a> \u00a0\u00a0 As Appeared in the January 2012 Georgia Trend magazine<\/p>\n<p>January 12, 2012 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.philkentconsulting.com\/wp\/wordpress\/?page_id=247\">The Coming Train Wreck of Obamacare<\/a> \u00a0\u00a0 As Appeared in the Jan. 6, 2012 Washington Times<\/p>\n<p>December 30, 2011 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.philkentconsulting.com\/wp\/wordpress\/?page_id=246\">A preview of the 2012 Georgia Legislature<\/a> \u00a0\u00a0 As Appeared in the January 2012 James Magazine<\/p>\n<p>December 30, 2011 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.philkentconsulting.com\/wp\/wordpress\/?page_id=245\">Abolish Our Stupid &#8220;Diversity Visa Lottery&#8221; <\/a>\u00a0\u00a0 As Appeared in the Jan. 2012 Middle American News<\/p>\n<p>December 30, 2011 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.philkentconsulting.com\/wp\/wordpress\/?page_id=244\">Comparing Mexico&#8217;s Tough Immigration Laws to Ours<\/a> \u00a0\u00a0 As Appeared in the Dec. 2011 Middle American News<\/p>\n<p>September 14, 2011 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.philkentconsulting.com\/wp\/wordpress\/?page_id=243\">Battling the Left&#8217;s Hate Mongers in Georgia<\/a> \u00a0\u00a0 As Appeared in the October 2011 Middle American News<\/p>\n<p>July 25, 2011 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.philkentconsulting.com\/wp\/wordpress\/?page_id=242\">More White Voters Turning on Obama for 2012<\/a> \u00a0\u00a0 As Appeared in the August 2011 Middle American News<\/p>\n<p>July 20, 2011 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.philkentconsulting.com\/wp\/wordpress\/?page_id=241\">Multilingualism Must be Defeated<\/a> \u00a0\u00a0 As Appeared in the July 2011 Middle American News<\/p>\n<p>July 15, 2011 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.philkentconsulting.com\/wp\/wordpress\/?page_id=240 \">A Foundation Breaks Through to At-Risk Kids<\/a> \u00a0\u00a0 As Appeared in May-June James Magazine<\/p>\n<p>July 9, 2011 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.philkentconsulting.com\/wp\/wordpress\/?page_id=239\">Left-wing AARP finally exposed<\/a> \u00a0\u00a0 As Appeared in the May 2011 Middle American News<\/p>\n<p>November 23, 2010 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.philkentconsulting.com\/wp\/wordpress\/?page_id=238\">Say &#8220;No&#8221; to DREAM Act Amnesty<\/a> \u00a0\u00a0 As Appeared in the Nov. 23, 2010 Atlanta-Journal Constitution<\/p>\n<p>November 9, 2010 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.philkentconsulting.com\/wp\/wordpress\/?page_id=237\">An Armed Citizenry &amp; The Border<\/a> \u00a0\u00a0 As Appeared in the November 2010 Middle American News<\/p>\n<p>November 9, 2010 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.philkentconsulting.com\/wp\/wordpress\/?page_id=236\">Georgia&#8217;s Common Sense Environmental Path<\/a> \u00a0\u00a0 As Appeared in the Sept. 2010 James Magazine<\/p>\n<p>September 10, 2010 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.philkentconsulting.com\/wp\/wordpress\/?page_id=235\">Obama Sides With the Radical Pro-N.Y. Mosque Lobby<\/a> \u00a0\u00a0 As Appeared in the Sept. 2010 Middle American News<\/p>\n<p>July 1, 2010 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.philkentconsulting.com\/wp\/wordpress\/?page_id=234\">Coddling an Illegal alien at a Georgia College<\/a> \u00a0\u00a0 As Appeared in the June 2010 Middle American News<\/p>\n<p>May 15, 2010 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.philkentconsulting.com\/wp\/wordpress\/?page_id=232\">Obamacare Ignores the Doctor Shortage<\/a> \u00a0\u00a0 As Appeared in the March 2010 issue of James Magazine<\/p>\n<p>May 15, 2010 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.philkentconsulting.com\/wp\/wordpress\/?page_id=233\">U.S. Is at The Demographic &#8216;Tipping Point&#8217;<\/a> \u00a0\u00a0 As Appeared in the April 2010 Middle American News<\/p>\n<p>April 18, 2010 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.philkentconsulting.com\/wp\/wordpress\/?page_id=231\">English-only driver&#8217;s license tests will save lives<\/a> \u00a0\u00a0 As Appeared in the April 18, 2010 Gwinnett (Ga.) Daily Post<\/p>\n<p>April 1, 2010 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.philkentconsulting.com\/wp\/wordpress\/?page_id=230\">Is the U.S. On the Brink of Default?<\/a> \u00a0\u00a0 As Appeared in the March 2010 Middle American News<\/p>\n<p>February 28, 2010 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.philkentconsulting.com\/wp\/wordpress\/?page_id=229\">An Argument for Education Reform in Georgia<\/a> \u00a0\u00a0 As Appeared in the January 2010 James Magazine<\/p>\n<p>February 12, 2010 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.philkentconsulting.com\/wp\/wordpress\/?page_id=228\">How the Left Seeks a Permanent Electoral Majority<\/a> \u00a0\u00a0 As Appeared in the February 2010 Middle American News<\/p>\n<p>January 4, 2010 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.philkentconsulting.com\/wp\/wordpress\/?page_id=227\">Multiculturalism&#8217;s gift: Rising gang crime<\/a> \u00a0\u00a0 As Appeared in the January 2010 Middle American News<\/p>\n<p>October 25, 2009 &#8211; <a href=\" https:\/\/www.philkentconsulting.com\/wp\/wordpress\/?page_id=226\">Obama&#8217;s Nobel Prize Celebrates a Neutered America<\/a> \u00a0\u00a0 As Appeared in the November 2009 Middle American News<\/p>\n<p>October 13, 2009 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.philkentconsulting.com\/wp\/wordpress\/?page_id=225\">Don&#8217;t Count Illegal Aliens for the Census<\/a> \u00a0\u00a0 As Appeared in the Oct. 13, 2009 Atlanta Constitution<\/p>\n<p>October 10, 2009 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.philkentconsulting.com\/wp\/wordpress\/?page_id=224\">Left-wing Corporate Media Is Dying<\/a> \u00a0\u00a0 As Appeared in the October 2009 Middle American News<\/p>\n<p>September 10, 2009 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.philkentconsulting.com\/wp\/wordpress\/?page_id=223\">Sliding Toward a &#8220;Banana Republic?&#8221;<\/a> \u00a0\u00a0 AsAppeared in the September 2009 Middle American News<\/p>\n<p>September 10, 2009 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.philkentconsulting.com\/wp\/wordpress\/?page_id=222 \">Refugee Resettlement Out of Control<\/a> \u00a0\u00a0 As Appeared in The August 2009 Middle American News<\/p>\n<p>August 3, 2009 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.philkentconsulting.com\/wp\/wordpress\/?page_id=221\">A bad U.S. Supreme Court ruling on judicial bias<\/a> \u00a0\u00a0 As appeared in the Atlanta-Journal Constitution<\/p>\n<p>July 19, 2009 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.philkentconsulting.com\/wp\/wordpress\/?page_id=220\">Bill Ayers&#8221;s Educational Poison<\/a> \u00a0\u00a0 As Appeared in the July 2009 Middle American News<\/p>\n<p>July 19, 2009 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.philkentconsulting.com\/wp\/wordpress\/?page_id=219\">We Need Nuclear Energy For Electrical Reliability<\/a> \u00a0\u00a0 As Appeared in the July 2009 James Magazine<\/p>\n<p>July 19, 2009 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.philkentconsulting.com\/wp\/wordpress\/?page_id=218\">&#8220;Hate Crimes&#8221; Bill a Travesty<\/a> \u00a0\u00a0 As Appeared in The June 2009 Middle American News<\/p>\n<p>April 27, 2008 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.philkentconsulting.com\/wp\/wordpress\/?page_id=206\">The Race Factor in the Democrat Primaries<\/a> \u00a0\u00a0 As appeared in The Middle American News (April 2008)<\/p>\n<p>November 4, 2007 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.philkentconsulting.com\/wp\/wordpress\/?page_id=172\">Phil analyzes two voter ID cases<\/a> \u00a0\u00a0 in The Washington Times<\/p>\n<p>October 23, 2007 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.philkentconsulting.com\/wp\/wordpress\/?page_id=170\">Noxubee Voting Rights Victory<\/a> \u00a0\u00a0 Phil writes in The Washington Times that whites are now covered under the Voting Rights Act.<\/p>\n<p>October 23, 2007 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.philkentconsulting.com\/wp\/wordpress\/?page_id=171\">Ford Foundation statement a joke<\/a> \u00a0\u00a0 Statement by the Ford Foundation on information found in Phil&#8217;s book.<\/p>\n<p>October 19, 2007 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.philkentconsulting.com\/wp\/wordpress\/?page_id=174\">Phil opposes the 2007 Senate amnesty bill<\/a> \u00a0\u00a0 in The Atlanta Business Chronicle.<\/p>\n<p>October 10, 2007 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.philkentconsulting.com\/wp\/wordpress\/?page_id=175\">How George Soros Manipulates the Media<\/a> \u00a0\u00a0 Phil writes in The Washington Times how billionaire George Soros manipulates the media.<\/p>\n<p>September 7, 2007 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.philkentconsulting.com\/wp\/wordpress\/?page_id=179\">Senate Immigration Bill A Threat<\/a> \u00a0\u00a0 as appeared in The Atlanta Journal<\/p>\n<p>September 1, 2007 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.philkentconsulting.com\/wp\/wordpress\/?page_id=180\">Federal Dairy Policy Milks AG Spending<\/a> \u00a0\u00a0 as appeared in The Albany, Ga. Telegraph<\/p>\n<p>August 20, 2007 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.philkentconsulting.com\/wp\/wordpress\/?page_id=181\">Make official English the law of the land<\/a> \u00a0\u00a0 as appeared in The Macon, Ga. Telegraph<\/p>\n<p>August 15, 2007 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.philkentconsulting.com\/wp\/wordpress\/?page_id=182\">Georgia Tech&#8217;s speech restrictions are attacked<\/a> \u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; as appeared in The Marietta, Ga., Daily Journal<\/p>\n<p>August 7, 2007 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.philkentconsulting.com\/wp\/wordpress\/?page_id=183\">Mexico is far from our friend<\/a> \u00a0\u00a0 as appeared in The Washington Times<\/p>\n<p>August 1, 2007 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.philkentconsulting.com\/wp\/wordpress\/?page_id=184\">Phil advocates a Georgia Taxpayers&#8217; Bill of Rights<\/a> \u00a0\u00a0 as appeared in The Atlanta Constitution<\/p>\n<p>July 20, 2007 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.philkentconsulting.com\/wp\/wordpress\/?page_id=185\">Phil opposes college as a perk for illegal aliens<\/a> \u00a0\u00a0 as appeared in the Atlanta Constitution<\/p>\n<p>June 26, 2005 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.philkentconsulting.com\/wp\/wordpress\/?page_id=187\">The odyssey of Georgia&#8217;s Vince Dooley<\/a> \u00a0\u00a0 as appeared in James magazine<\/p>\n<p>May 10, 2005 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.philkentconsulting.com\/wp\/wordpress\/?page_id=188\">&#8220;Hanoi Jane&#8221; makes vets spitting mad<\/a> \u00a0\u00a0 as seen in The Atlanta Constitution<\/p>\n<p>November 4, 2004 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.philkentconsulting.com\/wp\/wordpress\/?page_id=190\">Phil slams early voting<\/a> \u00a0\u00a0 in The Atlanta Constitution.<\/p>\n<p>September 29, 2004 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.philkentconsulting.com\/wp\/wordpress\/?page_id=191\" target=\"_blank\">Buckhead speaks<\/a> \u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Phil speaks about How a Patriotic Blogger Outed Dan Rather. on the Scripps News Service<\/p>\n<p>August 27, 2004 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.philkentconsulting.com\/wp\/wordpress\/?page_id=192\">Could Charles Walker get off?<\/a> \u00a0\u00a0 Phil speaks out on the federal probe of former Georgia Sen. Charles Walker as published in The Atlanta Constitution.<\/p>\n<p>August 16, 2004 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.philkentconsulting.com\/wp\/wordpress\/?page_id=193\">Big government rules are driving up our gas prices<\/a> \u00a0\u00a0 as appeared in The News Max<\/p>\n<p>April 12, 2004 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.philkentconsulting.com\/wp\/wordpress\/?page_id=196\">Open Borders, Closed Wallets<\/a> \u00a0\u00a0 The American Conservative magazine<\/p>\n<p>February 11, 2004 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.philkentconsulting.com\/wp\/wordpress\/?page_id=197\" target=\"_blank\">Advance Payday Industry<\/a> \u00a0\u00a0 in the Augusta, Ga. Chronicle<\/p>\n<p>November 23, 2003 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.philkentconsulting.com\/wp\/wordpress\/?page_id=200\" target=\"_blank\">Phil Kent warns about phony &#8220;energy deregulation&#8221;<\/a> \u00a0\u00a0 in The Augusta, Ga., Chronicle.<\/p>\n<p>October 10, 2003 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.philkentconsulting.com\/wp\/wordpress\/?page_id=205\">Phil lashes out at the anti-SUV movement<\/a> \u00a0\u00a0 in The Baltimore Sun.<\/p>\n<p>September 23, 2003 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.philkentconsulting.com\/wp\/wordpress\/?page_id=204\">Illegal immigration is the problem<\/a> \u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Column in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution exposes a lie about immigration<\/p>\n<p>September 16, 2003 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.philkentconsulting.com\/wp\/wordpress\/?page_id=203\">A California Comedy<\/a> \u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; Arianna Huffington runs out of gas. Phil&#8217;s column in the Sacramento Bee on the Californian and her foolish attack on Hummers and SUVs.<\/p>\n<p>September 10, 2003 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.philkentconsulting.com\/wp\/wordpress\/?page_id=202\">Ending the Immigration Lottery<\/a> \u00a0\u00a0 Phil Kent speaks out in NewsMax.com about the dangers of the U.S. immigration system<\/p>\n<p>August 25, 2003 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.philkentconsulting.com\/wp\/wordpress\/?page_id=201\">Can you imagine that we have electric reliability?<\/a> \u00a0\u00a0 Phil Kent column lays blame for the Northeast electrical blackout<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Phil Kent\u2019s columns are published periodically in varied\u00a0publications. The following are a collection of columns since 2003. 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