Do Trump’s Hawks Speak for Trump?
For a president who won his office by denouncing the Middle East wars into which George W. Bush and Barack Obama plunged the nation, Donald Trump has assembled the most unabashedly hawkish conclave of foreign policy advisers in memory. And he himself seems to concede...
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ARKANSAS: Woman Removes Lynching Mannequin and Confederate Flag After Backlash LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A resident in Little Rock, Ark., has removed a mannequin hanging from a tree in her front yard after the display in combination with a Confederate flag prompted...
Civil War Battlefields Lose Visitors
Americans are losing interest in the Civil War—or at least they are losing interest in learning about it and visiting historic battle sites. The Wall Street Journal reported recently that the country’s “five major Civil War battlefield parks—Gettysburg, Antietam,...
Old Times Here Are Not Forgotten
A man who applied to oversee South Carolina’s colleges and universities was recently grilled by state officials about his views on … the Confederacy. Yes, that Confederacy. A week earlier, the state’s senior congressman noted that Robert E. Lee was technically a...Obiter Dicta
Now that we’ve completed our celebration of America’s 250th birthday, it’s time to prepare for the 300th — the tricentennial. Read More
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SOUTH CAROLINA: University of Georgia provost named Clemson’s new president Selection came after the first choice opted to remain at Michigan State University CLEMSON — Clemson University’s governing board on Read More