Abortion and the Constitution

Abortion and the Constitution

“The fetus has an interest in having a life.” —Supreme Court Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr., Dec. 1, 2021 Last week’s oral argument in the Supreme Court about abortion was both humdrum and arcane. Humdrum because we already knew where the nine justices...
Slave Home Tours On Peninsula Take Off

Slave Home Tours On Peninsula Take Off

Two years ago, Charleston historian English Purcell was surfing Google Earth, taking note of the scores of outbuildings that still survive behind the city’s larger historic homes. Purcell, an administrator for the popular Facebook site, Charleston History Before 1945,...