Will Europe Man Up?
If the purpose of terrorism is to terrify, the Islamic State had an extraordinary week. Brussels, capital of the EU and command post of mighty NATO, is still in panic and lockdown. “In Brussels, fear of attack lingers” was Monday’s headline over The...
News From Around the South 11/16 to 11/23
KENTUCKY: UK to Cover Controversial Mural LEXINGTON, Ky. — In 2006, senators of the University of Kentucky’s student government passed a resolution to remove a mural in Memorial Hall that showed scenes of state history, including black workers in a tobacco...
The Best Southern Fast-Food Chains
In celebration of yet another food holiday — Nov. 16 was National Fast Food Day — we recognize a few of our favorite Southern fast-food restaurant chains. From burger joints to chicken shops, these are some of our regional establishments that we think...
Nation’s Poor Shift from South
Since President Lyndon B. Johnson launched the War on Poverty 50 years ago, the characteristics of the nation’s poor have changed: A larger share of poor Americans today are in their prime working years and fewer are elderly. In addition, those in poverty...Obiter Dicta
One of the defining failures of modern American government has been the steady erosion of Congress’s constitutional authority over war. Read More
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MISSISSIPPI: Senatobia officer involved in fatal shooting of Black toddler was accused of making a racially offensive remark two days prior Sgt. Hunter Foster directed the remark at a Black Read More