News From Around the South 8/24 to 8/31
TEXAS: Confederate Statue at UT-Austin Has Been Removed AUSTIN, Texas — Statues of Jefferson Davis and Woodrow Wilson were removed on Sunday from the pedestals at the University of Texas on which they have stood for 82 years. “This is an iconic moment. It really shows...
S.C. Divided on Confederate Symbols
Spartanburg County school districts do not plan to follow a policy recently established in Charleston County public schools banning Confederate items from clothing, jewelry and cars on campus. Charleston students violating the policy are subject to removal from...
Confederate Flag Gone With the Wind?
The horrific shooting of nine churchgoers in Charleston, South Carolina back in June did not spark this public debate about the place of Confederate iconography in public places. Rather, it intensified it to a degree that few could have anticipated. Over the past ten...
Is Trumpism the New Nationalism?
Since China devalued its currency 3 percent, global markets have gone into a tailspin. Why should this be? After all, 3 percent devaluation in China could be countered by a U.S. tariff of 3 percent on all goods made in China, and the tariff revenue used to cut U.S....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
Recent Posts
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