Hillary Won, America Lost
The narrative following Hillary’s testimony at Congress’ recent Benghazi hearing is clear: Hillary won. She (for the most part) calmly answered all the questions. She nodded approvingly when the Democrats on the committee accused Republicans of engaging in...
Civil War: The First Photoshop Job?
His military genius was a decisive factor in the Union Army winning the Civil War. So you might think this photograph showing General Ulysses S. Grant sitting astride a horse in front of a group of Confederate soldiers captured after a battle is the genuine article....
Berkeley to Erase Confederate Name?
A UC Berkeley physics building and a local elementary school both share a controversial namesake: LeConte. The LeConte brothers were influential professors at UC Berkeley during the 1860s, and the younger brother John LeConte went on to become the campus’s president...
Public Sector Unions Losing their Clout
Although the Republican Congress has been unable to roll back big government in Washington, a more optimistic record is being built in states with Republican governments. One remarkable success story comes from Alabama, where a federal appeals court has given the...
News From Around the South 10/19 to 10/26
MISSISSIPPI: Ole Miss Students Reject State Flag The University of Mississippi, founded in 1848 in Oxford, is a school steeped in Southern traditions – some of them racist. When the South went to war, much of Ole Miss’s student body joined the...Obiter Dicta
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SOUTH CAROLINA: He died fighting for America’s independence at 14. He’s only just been identified Thirteen of America’s first ever veterans lie beneath a towering pine forest that was once Read More