News From Around the South 7/27 to 8/3

News From Around the South 7/27 to 8/3

by | Aug 3, 2015 | Archive, Southern Partisan

California: Confederate Flag Controversy Rekindles Name Dispute Two longtime Marin residents are calling for the Dixie School District to change its name, a decades-old demand revived by the national controversy over various associations with the Confederacy and...
America: 11 Separate Nations?

America: 11 Separate Nations?

by | Jul 31, 2015 | Archive, Southern Partisan

In his fourth book, “American Nations: A History of the Eleven Rival Regional Cultures in North America,” award-winning author Colin Woodard identifies 11 distinct cultures that have historically divided the US. “The country has been arguing about a...
Governed by Zealots

Governed by Zealots

by | Jul 29, 2015 | Archive, Southern Partisan

The government’s environmental rules defeat even environmentalists. Thomas Collier is a Democrat who managed environmental policy for Bill Clinton and Al Gore. Then he noticed a mining opportunity in Alaska, one he calls “the single largest deposit of gold...
It’s Not Dixie’s Fault

It’s Not Dixie’s Fault

by | Jul 28, 2015 | Archive, Southern Partisan

  The tragic Charleston, S.C., church shooting, in which nine black worshipers were killed, allegedly by a Confederate-flag-supporting white supremacist, has unleashed a new battle over Southern culture. Confederate monuments have been defaced; leaders have...