R.I.P. Peace Protests
Where are the peaceniks? Why aren’t they marching on Capitol Hill to protest President Barack Obama’s use of military force in Syria and Iraq? The San Francisco Chronicle’s Kevin Fagan interviewed peace activists who told him that their ranks are...SEE The Civil War
Did you know that you can experience many of the same sights that civilians and soldiers would have encountered during the Civil War? Use this list to guide your visual experience of the War Between the States. Preserved Battlefields The Civil War was fought over four...News from Around the South 9/15 – 9/22
VIRGINIA: Strasburg Battle Significant FISHER’S HILL, Va. — The rolling hills and tree-dotted slopes of the Fisher’s Hill battlefield stand precisely as they did 150 years ago, according to Richard Kleese. Kleese, a Civil War historian and author...
Immigration is American
Conservatives rightly point out that America is a nation of laws. No one should be exempt. That’s why many oppose amnesty and other paths to citizenship for illegal immigrants who are here now. “If they want to be in America,” the argument goes,...News From Around the South 9/1 – 9/8
KENTUCKY: McConnell Promotes Civil War Battlefield for National Park Status U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell introduced legislation Tuesday to support making Mill Springs Battlefield in Southern Kentucky part of the national park system. McConnell’s...Obiter Dicta
Thomas Cromwell was the Lord Chancellor of England for much of the reign of King Henry VIII. He engineered the Read More
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LOUISIANA: LSU struggles with multimillion-dollar athletics deficit: ‘We’ve got to stop that bleeding After years of minimal profits, LSU athletics is now tens of millions of dollars in the red. Read More