Can Congress Ban TikTok?
“Congress shall make no law … abridging the freedom of speech.” —First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution When James Madison set about to draft the Bill of Rights — the first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution — he was articulating what lawyers...
The Complex Origins Of Fried Chicken
Southern food in all its glory — from the fried oysters of eastern Virginia’s Tidewater region to Lowcountry South Carolinian delights like spicy shrimp and grits to Louisiana’s dark, rich gumbos — can legitimately be called America’s cuisine. The...
Abortion is a Winning Issue for Republicans
The visit by Vice President Kamala Harris to a Planned Parenthood abortion clinic in St. Paul, the first ever visit by a president or vice president to an abortion clinic, is getting the considerable attention it deserves. When America’s vice president visits...
News From Around the South 3/11 to 3/18
SOUTH CAROLINA: University Works to Digitize Black History Collection COLUMBIA, S.C. — A hundred years ago, thousands of Black residents visited Washington Street for something modern Columbians take for granted — getting a photo taken. There, they found the studio...My Dinner With the Pope
I spent last week living and studying at the Vatican as a guest lecturer at the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences, or PASS. PASS is an organization of scholars that explores ideas of interest to the Vatican. Last week, PASS addressed the philosophy of St. Thomas...Obiter Dicta
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FLORIDA: Will a Florida museum on Black history tell whole story? Some worry it won’t Florida’s proposal to create a statewide Black history museum prompted interest, and then glossy reports, Read More