NC Barbecue scene still Smoldering
As you come around a bend in the eastern North Carolina countryside, Grady’s BBQ seems to float on the near horizon, its whitewashed cinder-block building appearing out of the fields on the outskirts of Dudley like a mirage. Inside, Grady’s is as minimalist as on the...
What College Football Means in the South
Walking to Mitt Romney’s hotel room on election night, down a hallway that wasn’t long enough, I found myself asking the sorts of probing questions that an industry of self-help experts argue are essential to a well-led life: When was the last time I’d really been...
GOP Needs Guts For Shutdown
Nobody really likes government shutdowns, including me. But sometimes you have to make a point. Send a message. Show voters what you really believe. Take a stand. With John Boehner set to resign at the end of October, many believe the outgoing speaker can team up with...
Why is Calling Obama Muslim a Slur?
During Q&A at a Donald Trump town hall event in New Hampshire, a man called Obama a “Muslim.” When Trump failed to “correct” him, David Goodfriend, a Democratic strategist and ex-President Bill Clinton staffer, appeared on Newsmax TV...
The Real History of the Confederate Flag
The first national Confederate Flag is known as the “Stars and Bars.” Many people incorrectly refer to the Navy Jack or the Battle Flag as the “Stars and Bars.” This is due in part because of the media using incorrect terms. Many people assume that the red/white/red...Obiter Dicta
In a scene in Robert Bolt’s famous play “A Man for All Seasons,” about the treason trial of St. Thomas Read More
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SOUTH CAROLINA: New S.C. license plate honors Revolutionary War history COLUMBIA – Beginning Jan. 1, South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles will issue a newly designed standard license plate that Read More