The Killing in South Carolina
Why was Walter Scott running away from a policeman who tried to stop him for a broken taillight? The media are trying to make a South Carolina policeman’s killing of a black man, Walter Scott, another sensational case of racism, but the media have missed the...
News from Around the South 4/6 to 4/13
GEORGIA: Civil War Photo Was Teenage Hoax SAVANNAH, Ga. – For three decades, the stained and blurry photograph presented a great mystery to Civil War historians. It was a picture taken of another photo, which appeared far older and was encased in a peeling,...
Psychological Power of the CSA Flag
The Supreme Court recently heard a case about a proposed specialty Texas license plate featuring a Confederate flag. In the long-running debate over the symbol, supporters are quick to deny that it represents a racist ideology. But an experiment published in the...
Obama, World Will Regret Iran Deal
Barack Obama is a young man. By the time he leaves office, he will be in his mid-50s. Based on life expectancy, he could live for another 40 years or so. So he will be around to see the full consequences of his disastrous Iran nuclear “framework.” The deal...
How Lincoln Meant the Civil War to End
America’s Civil War ended when Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered at Appomattox Courthouse in Virginia on April 9, 1865, but President Abraham Lincoln had planned for it to end symbolically a few days later. Lincoln wrote letters to organize a special April 14...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