A Start-Over Job for the ERA
One immense reason for our present political entanglements — would it be OK to say “messes”? — is the lately acquired political habit of addressing every possible human problem through politics. For instance, with regard to women’s rights, the Equal...
News From Around the South 2/10 to 2/17
VIRGINIA: Bill To Allow Removal of Confederate Statues Goes Forward RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia localities ready to remove Confederate monuments might soon have the authority to do so. On Monday, a Senate committee voted along party lines to advance local control...
Bully Wannabes
Matt Schlapp, chairman of the American Conservative (cough) Union, which hosts the annual CPAC conference, tweeted that he was disinviting Mitt Romney from the confab this year because he “could not guarantee his physical safety” after the senator voted to...
The Hunt for Charleston’s Tabby Fort
The ugly slab of shell-spackled rock in Marion Square was once a piece of an intimidating tabby fort that stood like the battlements of a castle in front of the British attacking Charleston during the Revolutionary War. The so-called “Horn Work” was a walled-off,...
A More or Less Perfect Union
“A More or Less Perfect Union” is a three-part series, produced by Free to Choose Network, that will air on various PBS stations across the nation starting in February. The documentary is a personal exploration of the U.S. Constitution by Justice Douglas...Obiter Dicta
When James Madison was a member of Congress in 1791 and charged with drafting the Bill of Rights, he made Read More
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Archaeologists working on a project to rehabilitate the foundation of George Washington’s Mount Vernon, VA home made a stunning discovery when they unearthed two intact bottles of cherries from the hardened dirt Read More