Law-Crazed America
Over the past few decades, America has locked up more and more people. Our prison population has tripled. Now we jail a higher percentage of people than even the most repressive countries: China locks up 121 out of every 100,000 people; Russia 511. In America? 730....
Paterno Delenda Est
With the announcement July 23 of the unprecedented sanctions against the Penn State football program by the NCAA, many have been quick to accuse the NCAA of going too far, of acting out of a false sense of urgency, of overstepping its bounds and of punishing unfairly...Cartoon
News from Around the South
Alabama: Historian Names 10 Most Pivotal Events in State History (http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2012/07/alabama_archives_director_name.html) MONTGOMERY — The days when men first walked on the moon and people first set foot in what is now Alabama are two of the 15...
First Jobs
What was your first job? I stuck pieces of plastic and metal together at an Evanston, Ill., assembly line. We produced photocopiers for a company called American Photocopy. I hated the work. It was hot and boring. But it was useful. It taught me to get good grades in...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