Liberty Without Strings
“Freedom has more often been lost in small steps by progressive incrementalism, than it has been by catastrophic upheavals such as violence or war.” — James Madison (1751-1836) Last week, the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, which...
A History of Potlucks in the South
“What’s your potluck dish?” Here in the South, it’s a question one might ask of a potential employee, church committee member or even a spouse. It’s nearly as important as the question “which college football team do you root...
Does Steve Bannon Have a Mirror?
There may be nobody — perhaps not even Donald Trump himself — who embodies the degeneracy of what used to be called conservatism like Stephen K. Bannon. That the “War Room” host still exerts influence over the American and international right as a media...
News From Around the South, 2/9 to 2/16
SOUTH CAROLINA: Massive Confederate flag flown over I-85 in Spartanburg down after court ruling SPARTANBURG — Roughly four years after the Sons of Confederate Veterans raised it over Interstate 85 in Spartanburg County, a massive Confederate flag is no longer flying...Obiter Dicta
A young lawyer once asked an old Washington hand what to expect when he went down to work for a Read More
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VIRGINIA: Virginia just took a big step toward confronting climate change I’m excited to share that Virginia just took a huge step toward rejoining a climate program that has cut carbon emissions across the Commonwealth and the Read More