The Education Blob

The Education Blob

by | Jul 10, 2012 | Southern Partisan

Since progressives want government to run health care, let’s look at what government management did to K-12 education. While most every other service in life has gotten better and cheaper, American education remains stagnant. Spending has tripled! Why no...
Bradbury: Champion of Freedom

Bradbury: Champion of Freedom

by | Jun 21, 2012 | Southern Partisan

Ray Bradbury was one of several authors who came to prominence in the 1940s and ’50s not just as writers of science fiction but also as champions of freedom. Another was Robert Heinlein, who helped popularize the saying “There ain’t no such thing as...

The Life and Legacy of Charles Scott Hamel

by | Feb 8, 2012 | Southern Partisan

By The Editors The Southern Partisan (SP) has been kept alive for years by a loyal readership and the faith, guidance and financial support given by Charles Scott Hamel.   As we begin to rebuild SP as a tribute to his legacy, it is appropriate to take a moment to...

Lincoln’s Andersonville: Elmira, New York

by | Jan 30, 2012 | Southern Partisan

Lincoln’s Andersonville: Elmira, New York by John Chodes            The name “Andersonville” has an infamous meaning to most Americans. This prisoner-of-war camp in Andersonville, Georgia, held 40,000 Union soldiers during the War for Southern Independence. About...
News from Around the South

News from Around the South

by | Jan 30, 2012 | Southern Partisan

Alabama: Civil War Trust seeks to develop Anniston battlefield The Washington, D.C.-based Civil War Trust is hoping to turn an Alabama industrial site into a park commemorating Civil War history, according to The Anniston Star. The site of the former Blue Mountain...