News From Around the South 5/22 to 5/29
VIRGINIA: Judge Denies Plaintiff’s Motion in Ongoing Lawsuit Over Confederate Statue he judge overseeing the case of Charlottesville’s former Robert E. Lee statue, the one that touched off a violent weekend nearly six years ago when white nationalists rallied...
Navy Drops Confederate Namesake From Naval Academy Residence
The official quarters of the Naval Academy’s superintendent are being renamed to honor the Navy’s first flag officer, the military’s latest step in removing the names of Confederate troops from bases and facilities. Going forward, the superintendent’s residence will...
The More the Merrier
Get ready for two more entries into the Republican race for the White House: Ron DeSantis, who has been unofficially running and is ready to really begin his campaign, and Sen. Tim Scott, the Black Republican, who this week officially jumped in the race. Scott, who is...
President Ramaswamy?
Entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy is obviously a long shot presidential candidate, but he’s refreshing. Unlike most politicians, he speaks clearly and seems smart. He probably is smart. He went to Harvard and Yale and then founded a biotech firm that creates drugs...Obiter Dicta
In the last days of East Germany, when government officials detected that their power was unraveling, they ratcheted up enforcement Read More
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Archaeologists working on a project to rehabilitate the foundation of George Washington’s Mount Vernon, VA home made a stunning discovery when they unearthed two intact bottles of cherries from the hardened dirt Read More