Ignoring Democracy

On the Sunday before the election, CBS “Face the Nation” host Bob Schieffer unloaded one of those pompously “progressive” end-of-show commentaries about how our democracy is being ruined by money. “The right to vote is our proudest...

The South's Money-Drenched Races

Democratic U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan’s bid to defend her seat against Republican challenger Thom Tillis is shaping up to be one of the most expensive U.S. Senate races in history: a flood of more than $103 million in spending from the campaigns and outside groups,...

News From Around the South 10/ – 11/27

MARYLAND: Peaceful Park Was Once Savage Civill War Camp During the Civil War, Maryland became a border state, and because of its proximity to the Union capital, Washington D.C., it played a pretty key role during the war. While the area was traditionally a summer...

Haunting Portraits of Civil War Casualties

Men missing legs, arms, fingers and toes – these compelling portraits show the disfigured and maimed bodies of soldiers wounded in battle during the Civil War. While an estimated 600,000 to 800,000 were killed in the four-year long war, it is also infamous for...