by editor | Nov 3, 2016 | Archive, Southern Partisan
History never remembers who the quartermasters were: That was Nathanael Greene’s retort when George Washington pressed on him the job of quartermaster of the Continental Army in 1778. And though Greene yielded to Washington’s plea, he was right. Despite doing a...
by editor | Nov 1, 2016 | Archive, Southern Partisan
The political left keeps announcing, as if it is a new breakthrough discovery of theirs, that life is unfair. Have they never read Thomas Gray’s “Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard,” more than two and a half centuries ago? What about economic...
by editor | Oct 31, 2016 | Archive, Southern Partisan
CALIFORNIA: ‘Racist’ Halloween Decorations? LOS ANGELES — Some in the community of Wagon Wheel are worried about the message sent by decorations that appeared overnight in the neighborhood, while others say it is merely a “Texas Chain Saw...
by editor | Oct 28, 2016 | Archive, Southern Partisan
The Alabama flag – along with banners from the other states – has been removed from a Capitol Hill tunnel. In the place of the flags are enlarged images of each state’s commemorative quarters. The change isn’t just routine redecorating, however. Instead,...
by editor | Oct 25, 2016 | Archive, Southern Partisan
Do you wonder why Sen. Bernie Sanders and his ideas are so popular among American college students? The answer is that they, like so many other young people who think they know it all, are really uninformed and ignorant. You say, “Williams, how dare you say...
by editor | Oct 24, 2016 | Archive, Southern Partisan
ALABAMA: Flag Continues to Fly at Talladega It’s not hard to find the Confederate battle flag at Talladega Superspeedway. Even on Wednesday – before the campgrounds filled with thousands of race fans for this weekend’s NASCAR action – the flag could be...