Site of Stono Rebellion preserved for historical interpretation, public access
RANTOWLES, S.C. — When a group of Black farmers bought this property in the 1970s, they didn’t know its historical importance. They didn’t know about the remains of the brick cellar that dated to the early 1700s. They didn’t know that this was the site of the raid on...
Are Biden Democrats Holding A Losing Hand?
“Sometimes nothing is a real cool hand.” In the movie classic “Cool Hand Luke,” the convict Luke, played by Paul Newman, explains that to his fellow inmates after winning the pot in a hand of poker without even a pair of deuces. President Joe...
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ARKANSAS: Arkansas Legislature Prevents Confederate Statue From Being Removed From Courthouse Lawn Talk surrounding moving the Confederate monument on the Sebastian County Courthouse lawn has stalled, leaving the statue in place. County Judge David Hudson said a plan...
The Problems With Disney and Florida
The core of the problems with Disney and Florida is the American addiction to corporatism. This is the use of government power for the benefit of the government’s patrons. Stated differently, it is a symbiotic relationship between the government and a private...Obiter Dicta
SCRANTON, Pennsylvania — Several years ago the Smithsonian magazine ran an elegant story about the use of postcards in American Read More
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NORTH CAROLINA: Two ‘Human’Caused’ Fires Found at 16th Century Historic Site Two fires were discovered simultaneously at a North Carolina historic site dedicated to England’s first settlements on the continent — and Read More