What To Do About That Russian Ultimatum
“Get off our front porch. Get out of our front yard. And stay out of our backyard.” This might stand as a crude summary of two draft security pacts Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei A. Ryabkov delivered last week as Russia’s price for resolving the...
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ALABAMA: Hearing set on bid to dismiss suit over Confederate memorial TUSKEGEE, Ala. — A hearing is set for early next year on a bid by a Confederate heritage group to dismiss a lawsuit over the land where a rebel monument stands in the middle of mostly black...
Taking Christmas Seriously
We all know that God works in mysterious ways. Last weekend, two friends and I were deeply moved when we saw a theatrical production of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol.” This is the famous and popular tale of the transformation and redemption of...
Pennsylvania Revises Confederate Markers, Recasts Forces As ‘Enemy’ Soldiers
After removing a trio of Confederate historical markers an hour west of Gettysburg, the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission has replaced two with significant revisions that view Confederate milestones through a more critical lens. The McConnellsburg, Fulton...Obiter Dicta
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FLORIDA: Will a Florida museum on Black history tell whole story? Some worry it won’t Florida’s proposal to create a statewide Black history museum prompted interest, and then glossy reports, Read More