The President Is Allowed to Change His Mind
WASHINGTON — It looks like former President Obama’s national security adviser Susan Rice will get a reprieve. With all the hullabaloo from President Donald Trump’s military action last week in Syria’s … do we call it Syria’s civil war or...
Rare, Eerie Photos Show Civil War Life
On April 12, 1861, the bloodiest conflict in American history began when Confederate forces attacked a Union-controlled fort in South Carolina. It was the first act of aggression mounted by the Confederacy, which had formed just a few months earlier. At the time,...
Housewives of Richmond
The women of Richmond were hungry, and so were their children. In April 1863, the Civil War had been raging for two years. A hard winter gave way to a reluctant spring, and food was scarce. The war had disrupted planting throughout Virginia, troop movements filled the...
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VIRGINIA: Candidate for Governor Says Nothing Racist About Confederate Flag Virginia gubernatorial candidate Corey Stewart, a Republican, embraced the Confederate flag and Virginia’s history of defending slavery on Saturday, using multiple phrases that indicate his...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