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The Haters of ‘All Lives Matter’

by RIS Secure | Jul 23, 2015 | Archive, Southern Partisan

Back in March, the pundits expressed horror at the alleged extremism of the Conservative Political Action Conference. On ABC, NPR correspondent Cokie Roberts insisted “I think the person that won at CPAC was John Kasich. He didn’t show up, and I think...

Flag Backlash Reaches Alaska

by RIS Secure | Jul 22, 2015 | Archive, Southern Partisan

FAIRBANKS—University of Alaska Fairbanks Chancellor Brian Rogers ordered the Mississippi state flag removed from a campus display on Monday morning, citing a growing controversy over the flag’s inclusion of the Confederate battle emblem. U.S. state flags are...

The Failure of the Insanity Defense

by RIS Secure | Jul 21, 2015 | Archive, Southern Partisan

Was James Holmes — convicted last week of the 2012 massacre at the Aurora movie theatre — nuts? Of course he was nuts. Does a sane person go into a movie theatre and just start shooting — not for a war or cause — for no reason at all? I mean, if he’s not...

News From Around the South 7/13 to 7/20

by RIS Secure | Jul 20, 2015 | Archive, Southern Partisan

Michigan: Protests End Over Kid Rock’s Use of Confederate Flag DETROIT — The recent hoopla over Kid Rock using the Confederate flag in his live shows has developed an interesting twist. Despite what protesters believed, the singer has not displayed the...

The New BBQ

by RIS Secure | Jul 16, 2015 | Archive, Southern Partisan

When I was a little girl, there weren’t many places to get barbecue in Columbia. Barbecue was more of a destination meal. You had to drive, in my family’s case, way across town – from Dentsville to West Columbia – to get to Maurice’s Piggie Park on the Charleston...

Why We Love Southern Writers

by RIS Secure | Jul 15, 2015 | Archive, Southern Partisan

For those who grew up in the South, and –perhaps somewhat surprisingly—for those who grew up elsewhere, reading Southern Literature is not only pleasurable, it’s satisfying. Southern writers connect to their audiences, and their audiences become fiercely loyal...