News From Around the South 8/29 to 9/5
Dozens of U.S. cities claim to be the “first” to commemorate the lives lost during the Civil War. Waterloo, New York; Columbus, Georgia; and Carbondale, Illinois are just a few. But one city often left out of the conversations is Charleston, South...
Why Trump Will Soon Be Indicted
It gives me no joy to write this piece. Even a cursory review of the redacted version of the affidavit submitted in support of the government’s application for a search warrant at the home of former President Donald Trump reveals that he will soon be indicted by...
Commission Calls For Stripping Lee Of All Honors At West Point
The congressional commission reviewing Pentagon property honoring the Confederacy is recommending renaming facilities and removing depictions dedicated to Robert E. Lee and other leaders at West Point and the U.S. Naval Academy. The Naming Commission, in its second...
Winners and Losers From the Ukraine War
“There never was a good war or a bad peace,” wrote Ben Franklin at the end of the American Revolution. But that depends on the war-makers and the causes for which they fight. Six months into the war in Ukraine, launched by Russian President Vladimir Putin...Obiter Dicta
Last week, the President of the United States did not take the Constitution seriously. He ordered the murders of 11 Read More
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GEORGIA — National civil rights museum expanding. Unlike Smithsonian, Trump has no immediate sway over its content A popular museum in Atlanta is expanding at a critical moment in the Read More