Brazil's Confederates
I pressed the buzzer to the gate on the crest of a steep hill and waited, not knowing who or what to expect. I hadn’t written or called, and didn’t really expect to find anyone home. Within seconds, though, a dapper white-haired man with black metal-frame glasses came...Gender Math on College Campuses
The New York Times published a provocative news story called “The New Math on Campus.” No, it’s not about the failure of Common Core to teach arithmetic; it’s about the changing ratio of males to females on most college campuses. Long ago when...News From Around the South 12/29 to 1/5
NORTH CAROLINA: Fort Fisher Marks 150th Anniversary with Events With this year marking the 150th anniversary of the end of the Civil War, the Cape Fear region’s most notable Civil War strongholds—Fort Fisher and Fort Anderson—are celebrating the occasion with...Lessons from Lincoln's Press War
When another journalist attacked William Howard Russell for having misreported the battle of Bull Run, Russell dismissed his critic as “revolting mucus.” In 1862 the Chicago Times deemed President Abraham Lincoln an “irresolute, vacillating...Obiter Dicta
Does the government work for us, or do we work for the government? We pay its taxes, obey its laws Read More
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TEXAS: State parks department fights to withhold agenda amid fears of Boca Chica sale to SpaceX The Texas Tribune reviewed a copy of a draft Texas Parks and Wildlife agenda Read More