Mason-Dixon Line Showing its Age
Cultural and – more recently – political changes have shifted the traditional border between North and South One way and another, surveyors have left their mark on American history. George Washington started his career as one. Then came Charles Mason and Jeremiah...
Round 3 to Obama
President Barack Obama won the final presidential debate because it was on foreign policy, and the president’s foreign policy — unlike his domestic spending — is popular with the American people. Mitt Romney didn’t win the debate, but he did undercut Team...
Southern Candidates?
ATLANTA—For decades, Southerners put a firm imprint on national politics from both sides of the aisle, holding the White House for 25 of the past 50 years and producing a legion of Capitol Hill giants during the 20th century. But that kind of obvious power has waned...
Missed Opportunities
Here’s the good news for Mitt Romney: In the first two debates, he established himself as President Barack Obama’s equal on the events of the day. The governor is well versed on the issues and has shown a mastery of both foreign and domestic policy....
News from Around the South, Oct. 11-18
Arkansas: State Honors Young Civil War Hero By Bruce Walker, The New American “War is hell,” William Tecumseh Sherman once said. The American Civil War was a dark chapter in America’s history. Yet it did produce those who merited respect and honor....Obiter Dicta
The Washington Post put it this way: Platner, before the latest allegation, faced scrutiny for old social media posts dismissive Read More
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SOUTH CAROLINA: SC militias fought for America’s freedom – who fights for their battlegrounds? As a boy, Rick Wise was hooked on military history from the beginning. But he was Read More