The Real Crimes of Russiagate
For a year, the big question of Russiagate has boiled down to this: Did Donald Trump’s campaign collude with the Russians in hacking the DNC? And until last week, the answer was “no.” As ex-CIA director Mike Morell said in March, “On the...
News From Around the South 7/10 to 7/17
SOUTH CAROLINA: Folly Beach Boat Becomes Confederate Flag Battleground For nearly three decades, civility reigned each time folks took a paint brush to the derelict boat along Folly Road and slathered on marriage proposals, birthday wishes and political statements....
Confederate Prison Site Yields Finds
SANDUSKY, Ohio — Just beyond the wrought iron gate, a Confederate soldier grasping a rifle holds a hand up to shade his face as he scans the horizon. The Lookout, sculpted by Moses Ezekiel, guards the Confederate Stockade Cemetery on Johnson’s Island, the resting...
Alone, Perhaps, But is Trump Right?
At the G-20 in Hamburg, it is said, President Trump was isolated, without support from the other G-20 members, especially on climate change and trade. Perhaps so. But the crucial question is not whether Trump is alone, but whether he is right. Has Trump read the...
Heritage or Hate?
More than 150 years since the close of the Civil War, the Confederacy retains its ability to divide Americans. Recent battles over the removal of statues and other icons in the city of New Orleans demonstrate just how contentious those symbols remain. For many...Obiter Dicta
History yields people whose influence extends far beyond their earthly lives. They become teachers to generations they never met, spiritual Read More
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LOUISIANA: LSU struggles with multimillion-dollar athletics deficit: ‘We’ve got to stop that bleeding After years of minimal profits, LSU athletics is now tens of millions of dollars in the red. Read More