Spying On Journalists
Last week, this column argued that the only constitutional role for armed federal forces in Portland, Oregon, was to assist U.S. marshals in protecting federal property and personnel there — in this case, the federal courthouse and those who come to it. The column...
Public Ideas For Mississippi Flag: Magnolias, Crawfish, Beer Cans
JACKSON, Miss. — Magnolias and stars. Crosses and guitars. Beer cans and crawfish. A Gulf Coast lighthouse. Elvis Presley and Kermit the Frog. All appear on proposals the general public submitted for a new Mississippi flag. Mississippi recently retired the last...
As the Filibuster Goes, So Goes the GOP
“When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.” This was the nightmare of Ben Franklin. Yet, with passage this spring of a $4 trillion bailout of an economy facing historic losses because of the...
News From Around the South 7/27 to 8/3
TEXAS: Confederate Statue Will Stay Put WEATHERFORD, Texas — On Thursday afternoon, all members of the Parker County Commissioners Court voted to keep a confederate statue on courthouse property after there had been passionate and at times violent...Obiter Dicta
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GEORGIA: Bill backed by Confederate monument defenders knocked down in the Georgia House Sponsor argued his bill would protect all monuments, not just Confederate monuments A bill backed by neo-Confederates Read More