The 10 best Barbecue Joints in the South
The personality and innovation used to marinate, smoke, and grill meats is almost a religion in many parts of the South. Barbeque recipes are guarded like treasure, the ingenuity of equipment can rival a NASA space program, and the term “low and slow” is more than a...
Good Riddance to George Santos
It took three votes — and a scathing, 56-page report from the House Ethics Committee — to convince the requisite two-thirds majority necessary to expel a pathological liar from the House of Representatives. The question is not whether he deserved to be expelled, but...
News From Around the South, 11/27 to 12/4
TEXAS: Texas Secessionists Feel More Emboldened Than Ever WACO — Standing in front of a massive state flag on Saturday, Claver Kamau-Imani outlined his utopian vision of a Nation of Texas that he believes is just on the horizon. No taxes or Faucis, no speed zones or...
Smearing Capitalism
You must be lonely. The media say loneliness is everywhere in America. A Los Angeles Times columnist says, “There’s a mass loneliness crisis going on.” “Capitalism is Making You Lonely,” says Jacobin Magazine. Vox claims,...
Poor men south of Richmond? Why much of the rural South is in economic crisis
For a brief moment in the summer of 2023, the surprise No. 1 song “Rich Men North of Richmond” focused the country’s attention on a region that often gets overlooked in discussions of the U.S. economy. Although the U.S. media sometimes pays attention to the rural...Obiter Dicta
Last week the FBI arrested a Wisconsin state judge as she was walking into the courthouse where she works. The Read More
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SOUTH CAROLINA: ‘Once in a lifetime opportunity’: Spartanburg Revolutionary War flag acquired by library SPARTANBURG COUNTY, S.C. (WSPA) – A significant piece of local and American history – one no Read More