Book Review: A Precarious Balance: Firearms, Race, and Community in North Carolina, 1715 to 1865
From colonial times to the present, Americans have had a fascinating relationship with firearms. Across this timeline people’s perspectives on firearms have varied greatly depending on who possessed them and for what purpose those that had them used them. Adding to...
Both Sides Now: The Cons and Pros of ‘Operation Epic Fury’
A young lawyer once asked an old Washington hand what to expect when he went down to work for a U.S. Senate committee. The old hand, who’d worked in the Capitol for years, reflected. “Here’s the thing, son,” he replied. “Things...
News From Around the South, 2/23 to 3/1
VIRGINIA: Virginia just took a big step toward confronting climate change I’m excited to share that Virginia just took a huge step toward rejoining a climate program that has cut carbon emissions across the Commonwealth and the country. Late Friday, newly elected...The Price of Perfect Nihilism
When President Donald Trump first announced that he had ordered the Pentagon to attack fishing boats and speedboats on the high seas which he said carried dangerous drugs destined for willing buyers in the United States, many of us who monitor the government for its...
The Last Class of the Dean of Southern Cuisine
Down in Savannah, over on Waters Avenue, in the shadow of Memorial Health University Medical Center, lies a quaint, cloud-rain-gray cottage. Compared to the stately homes farther up the street, it’s just a slip of a thing, easily missed. The only indication of the...Obiter Dicta
A very bad guy is gone. We did it. Yes, we can. But was he a threat to us? Was Read More
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VIRGINIA: Virginia just took a big step toward confronting climate change I’m excited to share that Virginia just took a huge step toward rejoining a climate program that has cut carbon emissions across the Commonwealth and the Read More