by RIS Secure | Oct 23, 2017 | Archive, Southern Partisan
GEORGIA: Andersonville’s Complicated History The approach of Veterans Day — Nov. 11 — got me to thinking about a one-day tour bus trip I took some years ago along with about 50 other travelers. We visited a National Historic Site in Georgia — Andersonville, a...
by RIS Secure | Oct 19, 2017 | Archive, Southern Partisan
WASHINGTON — I have been fascinated by Harvey Weinstein’s initial response to allegations that he sexually molested women. The Bathrobed Romeo’s statement was otherworldly yet weirdly similar to Hillary Clinton’s eventual response to the scandal. I...
by RIS Secure | Oct 18, 2017 | Archive, Southern Partisan
From the robust public discussion about North Carolina’s legacy of Civil War monuments, it’s clear that — a century and a half after its close — we’re still sorting out how to make sense of that war and memorialize those who fought it. Our state’s history in the Civil...
by RIS Secure | Oct 17, 2017 | Archive, Southern Partisan
VIRGINIA — Civil War Re-Enactment Steps Up Security After Threats WASHINGTON — Organizers of this weekend’s historic re-enactment of the Battle of Cedar Creek near Winchester, Virginia, say they’ve received a written threat, but the show will go on. “We are...
by RIS Secure | Oct 17, 2017 | Archive, Southern Partisan
With his declaration Friday that the Iran nuclear deal is not in the national interest, President Donald Trump may have put us on the road to war with Iran. Indeed, it is easier to see the collisions that are coming than to see how we get off this road before the...