by editor | Mar 3, 2026 | Archive, Obiter Dicta, Southern Partisan
A young lawyer once asked an old Washington hand what to expect when he went down to work for a U.S. Senate committee. The old hand, who’d worked in the Capitol for years, reflected. “Here’s the thing, son,” he replied. “Things...
by editor | Mar 2, 2026 | Archive, CSA, Southern Partisan
VIRGINIA: Virginia just took a big step toward confronting climate change I’m excited to share that Virginia just took a huge step toward rejoining a climate program that has cut carbon emissions across the Commonwealth and the country. Late Friday, newly elected...
by editor | Feb 26, 2026 | Archive, Southern Partisan
When President Donald Trump first announced that he had ordered the Pentagon to attack fishing boats and speedboats on the high seas which he said carried dangerous drugs destined for willing buyers in the United States, many of us who monitor the government for its...
by editor | Feb 26, 2026 | Archive, Homepage, Southern Partisan
Down in Savannah, over on Waters Avenue, in the shadow of Memorial Health University Medical Center, lies a quaint, cloud-rain-gray cottage. Compared to the stately homes farther up the street, it’s just a slip of a thing, easily missed. The only indication of the...
by editor | Feb 24, 2026 | Archive, Southern Partisan
Stephen Colbert was right to be mad. His bosses at CBS put the kabosh on an interview he wanted to do with a Texas Senate candidate on his late-night talk show. But you can’t just blame CBS. The fault lies, as it so often does these days, in the Trump...
by editor | Feb 23, 2026 | Archive, Southern Partisan
TEXAS: Texas A&M researchers preserving historic cannon from the Alamo COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Researchers at Texas A&M University are preserving a piece of Texas history. According to the university, researchers at the Conservation Research Laboratory are...