News From Around the South 11/6 to 11/13

News From Around the South 11/6 to 11/13

ARKANSAS: Study Begins for Civil War Museum It didn’t draw a lot of attention, but the 2017 legislature approved Rep. Jana Della Rosa’s legislation directing the Arkansas Heritage Department to conduct a feasibility study of establishing a Civil War...
Cutting Taxes and Building Bridges

Cutting Taxes and Building Bridges

While Democrats across the nation are declaring both victory and a potential turning tide after this week’s off-year election, Republicans might want to turn to their old playbook to prove the Democrats wrong. But it won’t be easy. For Democrats, still...
Fight Continued in Textbooks

Fight Continued in Textbooks

Recent controversial comments on the Civil War from White House Chief of Staff John Kelly reignited the debate over the proper interpretation of this historic event. As many have observed, Kelly’s statement to news commentator Laura Ingraham that “the lack of an...
Red Lines and Lost Credibility

Red Lines and Lost Credibility

A major goal of this Asia trip, said National Security Adviser H. R. McMaster, is to rally allies to achieve the “complete, verifiable and permanent denuclearization of the Korean peninsula.” Yet Kim Jong Un has said he will never give up his nuclear...
News From Around the South 10/30 to 11/6

News From Around the South 10/30 to 11/6

GEORGIA: Sons of Confederate Veterans Hire Lobbying Firm DECATUR, Ga. — The Georgia division of the Sons of Confederate Veterans has signaled it intends to fight efforts to remove Confederate monuments in local communities during the 2018 session. The group...
How Media Toasts Hurt GOP Establishment

How Media Toasts Hurt GOP Establishment

A Morning Consult poll released on Halloween offers a scary result for establishment Republicans. They tested the approval and disapproval ratings of current members of the U.S. Senate. Guess who was in the cellar. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell ranked dead...