Bronze Alamo Cannon Spared From Mysterious ‘Growing’ Substance
An 18th-century bronze cannon used in the Battle of the Alamo has been the subject of a preservation effort to remove an unusual substance that was growing mysteriously on its surface. The effort, led by a team of specialists from the anthropology department at Texas...
A Cabinet of Clowns
There is the secretary of defense sharing battle plans with his third wife, a former Fox News producer, on Signal. His top aides have all quit or been fired. The department is leaking like a sieve about its leader. Disarray, they say. He was stunningly unqualified for...
News From Around the South, 4/21 to 4/28
SOUTH CAROLINA: ‘Once in a lifetime opportunity’: Spartanburg Revolutionary War flag acquired by library SPARTANBURG COUNTY, S.C. (WSPA) – A significant piece of local and American history – one no one knew existed for over 200 years – will soon return home to...
The Worst Pope in History
A little over a year ago, I spent a week living and studying at the Vatican as a guest lecturer at the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences, a university-like organization of scholars that explores ideas of interest to the Vatican. Last year, the Academy addressed...Obiter Dicta
I’ve been playing in the public arenas of politics and commentary, of columns and television and campaigns, for long enough Read More
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SOUTH CAROLINA: ‘Just wonderful’: USC musicians perform at Congaree National Park for country’s 250th birthday In a celebration of American music, the student performers also hoped to introduce more people Read More