NC Civil War Museum Breaks Ground
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 Civil War history is...
Trump Embraces the Culture War
To attend the Indianapolis Colts game where the number of the legendary Peyton Manning was to be retired, Vice President Mike Pence, a former governor of Indiana, flew back from Las Vegas. With him in the stadium was wife Karen. In honor of Manning, she wore a No. 18...
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VIRGINIA: Recently Discovered Civil War Letters Trove May Be Largest Ever Found RADFORD, Va. — Southwest Virginia gets limited respect in Civil War history circles, but a recently-discovered cache of letters tied to the Glencoe Mansion Museum may change that. “In my...
The Swamp Gets Deeper
Tom Price resigned his post as secretary of health and human services because the president didn’t like the optics of his using taxpayer money to fly in private jets to venues easily accessible by commercial flights — or even by car. But plenty of others in the...Obiter Dicta
In 200-plus years of interpreting the free speech clause of the First Amendment, the courts have narrowed and expanded its Read More
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SOUTH CAROLINA: With location and design selected, SC’s Robert Smalls monument needs funding The monument is expected to cost between $1 million and $2 million for the cost of the Read More