Is Global Democracy America’s Mission?
“In the battle between democracy and autocracy, democracies are rising to the moment, and the world is clearly choosing the side of peace and security,” said President Joe Biden in his State of the Union address. “This is a real test. It’s...
News From Around the South 3/28 to 4/4
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Federal Commission Will Review 750 Confederate Names from Military Bases, Streets, Bridges Washington — The congressional naming commission which was set up to remove Confederate names from military bases will review the names of...
Biden Should Remember the Downsides of Regime Change
When Joe Biden ended his speech in Warsaw, Poland, with an unscripted declaration that Vladimir Putin “cannot remain in power,” he sparked a lively controversy. Some observers think that regime change in Moscow would be a great thing and that Biden was...
Virginia lawmakers create Historic Preservation Fund
RICHMOND, Va. — A new state fund could give the Patawomeck Tribe a chance to reacquire tribal land and help protect battlefield sites throughout the state where Black soldiers fought and died. “If there were any way that we could ever get anything back, we would want...
News From Around the South 3/21 to 3/28
NORTH CAROLINA: Gaston Confederate Monument Has Racist Past, Civil War Historian Says The Confederate monument in front of the Gaston County courthouse is a monument to white supremacy that celebrates a false narrative about the Civil War and sends a message to...Obiter Dicta
There is lore about the 1862 meeting between Harriet Beecher Stowe, author of “Uncle Tom’s Cabin,” — the influential novel Read More
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Louisiana: Legislators could use their campaign cash for clothing if bill passes Louisiana lawmakers might lift a prohibition on using their campaign and political action committee funding to purchase clothing Read More