Review: A Defense of Dixie
Editor’s note: Following is an excellent review from the Wall Street Journal of the South-bashing book “Better Off Without ‘Em, a Northern Manifesto for Southern Secession” by Chuck Thompson, Simon and Schuster, 312 pages, $25. By Barton...
Weekly News from Around the South 8-15-12
North Carolina: Confederate Flag Supporters Protest Removal of Flag from Courthouse By Becky Johnson, smokymountainnews.com A protest was held this week in front of the Haywood County historic courthouse by Confederate supporters who say their flag is being...
The GOP's Hunger Games
Mitt Romney is a bit of a sci-fi buff. He not only took his grandkids to see “The Hunger Games” when the movie came out but also read the Suzanne Collins trilogy. I wonder whether he was thinking about the books when he picked Paul Ryan to be his running...Boys in the Hood
The presidential campaign made a stop this week in Sherwood Forest, as President Obama has declared his opponent, Mitt Romney, “Romney Hood,” a play on the Robin Hood legend. The president is contending that Romney wants to take money from working...
Let's Have Freedom with those Fries
In the South, we take our fried chicken seriously. And arguably, Chick-fil-A serves up some of the best chicken sandwiches in the world. Do we really care what its CEO thinks about the definition of marriage? Some people do. And they are very, very militant. Make...Obiter Dicta
In recent days, the government in America has not only failed to protect the freedom of speech, it has attacked Read More
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VIRGINIA: Mobile museum bringing Virginia history across the Commonwealth CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) — It is a truck on a mission to teach young students and families about Virginia history. While Read More