The Mind of Putin

The Mind of Putin

by | Oct 2, 2015 | Archive, Southern Partisan

“Do you realize now what you have done?” So Vladimir Putin in his U.N. address summarized his indictment of a U.S. foreign policy that has produced a series of disasters in the Middle East that we did not need the Russian leader to describe for us....
NC Barbecue scene still Smoldering

NC Barbecue scene still Smoldering

by | Oct 1, 2015 | Archive, Southern Partisan

As you come around a bend in the eastern North Carolina countryside, Grady’s BBQ seems to float on the near horizon, its whitewashed cinder-block building appearing out of the fields on the outskirts of Dudley like a mirage. Inside, Grady’s is as minimalist as on the...
What College Football Means in the South

What College Football Means in the South

by | Sep 30, 2015 | Archive, Southern Partisan

Walking to Mitt Romney’s hotel room on election night, down a hallway that wasn’t long enough, I found myself asking the sorts of probing questions that an industry of self-help experts argue are essential to a well-led life: When was the last time I’d really been...
GOP Needs Guts For Shutdown

GOP Needs Guts For Shutdown

by | Sep 29, 2015 | Archive, Southern Partisan

Nobody really likes government shutdowns, including me. But sometimes you have to make a point. Send a message. Show voters what you really believe. Take a stand. With John Boehner set to resign at the end of October, many believe the outgoing speaker can team up with...