Who Controls Your Kids’ Lives?
Former Republican Sen. Phil Gramm of Texas was fond of telling a story about his time stumping for educational change. “My educational policies are based on the fact that I care more about my children than you do,” Gramm once said to a woman. “No,...
News From Around the South 4/16 to 4/23
SOUTH CAROLINA: Mother Suing S.C. Secessionist Party After Children Photographed Holding Confederate Flags A North Charleston mother is suing the Secessionist Party of South Carolina after two of her children were photographed holding Confederate flag images and their...
Official Washington Crimes
WASHINGTON — William Casey was my lawyer. One day, I came into my office and found a large man sitting on my desk. I greeted him amiably, and he greeted me amiably. Yet he was still siting on my desk. At some point in our meeting, we settled into a more conventional...
Europeans: Southern Accent Sexiest
The sexiest European accent, in my honest and well-honed opinion, is British, followed by Irish, followed by French, followed by Spanish, followed by Danish, followed by Greek, followed by Italian, followed by German, followed by some indeterminate accents my ignorant...
News From Around the South 4/9 to 4/16
SOUTH CAROLINA — Statue of Civil War-Era Medical Innovator Removed in NY, Remains in SC A statue of a South Carolina native known as “the father of gynecology” was removed from Central Park in New York on Tuesday. The legacy of Dr. J. Marion Sims — a...Obiter Dicta
I am an Iran hardliner. But I’m struggling to understand how other hardliners can be so credulous about President Donald Read More
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GEORGIA: Bill backed by Confederate monument defenders knocked down in the Georgia House Sponsor argued his bill would protect all monuments, not just Confederate monuments A bill backed by neo-Confederates Read More