News From Around the South 5/6 to 5/13
NORTH CAROLINA: Despite Top Court Ruling, Plaintiffs Try Again to Save Asheville Civil War Monument ASHEVILLE – Despite recently losing their case less than two months ago in the North Carolina Supreme Court, plaintiffs attempting to stop the city’s...
Is Your Car Spying On You?
“I predict future happiness for Americans, if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them.” — Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) Last week, Sens. Ron Wyden of Oregon and Edward Markey of...
The Civil War of a Mexican Border Outlaw
Juan Nepomuceno Cortina’s reputation as a Mexican bandit, murderer of U.S. citizens, and incessant raider won him heroic stature among Tejanos (Mexican-American residents of Texas). Yet his actions generated disdain from Americans nationwide from 1859 to 1877. He...
The Right Sort of Nostalgia Makes Democracy Work Better
BEDFORD, Pennsylvania — For a brief moment, it was like stepping back in time when a series of 1920s Bentley Roadsters chugged up along the ridge of the winding Lincoln Highway in the mountains of Somerset County. The drivers and passengers alike were wearing goggles,...Obiter Dicta
In a famous Supreme Court one-liner, reminding the legal community of the finality of the court’s rulings, the late Justice 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