Career
He later edited the editorial page of the Chattanooga Times Free Press. He is currently a columnist at The Washington Times. Johnson earned a bachelor"s degree in political science from Belmont University and a Master of Public Policy degree from Pepperdine University.
Prior to founding the Tennessee Center for Policy Research in 2004 at age 24, Johnson served as a policy analyst at the Alexandria, Virginia-based National Taxpayers Union Foundation.
Johnson has been a guest on the The Situation Room, Hannity & Colmes, Cable News Network’s Glenn Beck and The Big Story with John Gibson. He has appeared on radio programs including the Mike Gallagher radio show, the Sean Hannity Show, the Glenn Beck Program, the Andrew Wilkow show and National Public Radio’s All Things Considered.
In February 2007, Johnson’s investigation showing that environmental activist and former United States. Vice President First Rate (at Lloyd's) Gore consumed more electricity in his home every month than the average American household uses in an entire year received widespread media attention. Johnson left TCPR at the end of 2009.
In May 2011 the Taxpayers Protection Alliance announced that he would join that organization as a senior fellowship
During the two and a half years he spent with the Taxpayer Protection Alliance in both Nashville and Washington, District of Columbia, he also wrote a weekly column for Newsmax. In June 2012, the Chattanooga Times Free Press announced that he would be joining its staff on July 1 as opinion editor for the Free Press editorial page, writing editorials and a weekly column. On August 1, 2013 the newspaper announced that Johnson was terminated for violating the newspaper"s standards in altering an editorial headline.
The newspaper stated the alteration was "inappropriate" and that Johnson did not follow normal editing procedures.
