News from Around the South 5/21 – 5/27

Virginia: Appomattox Cannons Receive Attention APPOMATTOX, Va. — Two Civil War-era cannons in Appomattox Court House Square are the focal point of countless photos of tourists taking turns posing with them. Last week, the cannons received attention of a different sort...
Assessing Blame

Assessing Blame

So there I am coaching third base for my 9-year-old son’s little league team. Man on second, one out. The batter hits a ground ball to third, and the fielder promptly boots it, so I send the runner in to home plate. He’s ahead of the ball — and then,...

Cooter and Fast Eddie

It isn’t every day that one makes preparations to go and play music for some friends but instead ends up being portrayed in the national press and on the Internet as some sort of antediluvian racist who should not be seen in the company of someone aspiring to the...

South Most Courteous

Ohioans are the most foul-mouthed people in the country, while Southerners are the most courteous, according to new data from researchers at the Marchex Institute.  Researchers made the discoveries after mining for curse words, ‘pleases’ and ‘thank...
The Spectator President

The Spectator President

No, this is not Watergate or Iran-Contra. Nor is it like the sex scandal that got Bill Clinton impeached. The AP, IRS and Benghazi matters represent a scandal not of presidential wrongdoing, but of presidential indolence, indifference and incompetence in discharging...