S.C. Divided on Confederate Symbols
Spartanburg County school districts do not plan to follow a policy recently established in Charleston County public schools banning Confederate items from clothing, jewelry and cars on campus. Charleston students violating the policy are subject to removal from...
Confederate Flag Gone With the Wind?
The horrific shooting of nine churchgoers in Charleston, South Carolina back in June did not spark this public debate about the place of Confederate iconography in public places. Rather, it intensified it to a degree that few could have anticipated. Over the past ten...
Is Trumpism the New Nationalism?
Since China devalued its currency 3 percent, global markets have gone into a tailspin. Why should this be? After all, 3 percent devaluation in China could be countered by a U.S. tariff of 3 percent on all goods made in China, and the tariff revenue used to cut U.S....
News From Around the South 8/17 to 8/24
VIRGINIA: DMV Removes Confederate Flag from Specialty License Plate RICHMOND, Va. — The Va. Department of Motor Vehicles has begun production of a redesigned specialty license plate without the image of a Confederate battle flag. The new design on the plate...
Immigration: Issue of the Century
“Trump’s immigration proposals are as dangerous as they are stunning,” railed amnesty activist Frank Sharry. “Trump … promises to rescind protections for Dreamers and deport them. He wants to redefine the constitutional definition of U.S....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