News From Around the South, 9/28 to 10/5
SOUTH CAROLINA: SC Arts Commission refuses grant funding to 2 LGBTQ+ organizations COLUMBIA — The governing board of the South Carolina Arts Commission denied grants to a pair of LGBTQ+ arts groups in the Upstate without giving a reason. The board voted 5-3 Thursday...
The Tyranny of One Man’s Opinion
Thomas Cromwell was the Lord Chancellor of England for much of the reign of King Henry VIII. He engineered the convictions and executions of many whom Henry wanted out of the way, including his two predecessors in office — one of whom was St. Thomas More — and even...
SC’s growth story is becoming the South’s growth story
As the United States celebrates its 250th anniversary, the country’s economic center of gravity continues to move south. My new report, Accelerating South, captures the scale of that shift: the American South is now a roughly $6 trillion regional economy, outpacing...
Trump Loses Two More — and Does It Matter?
This week, President Donald Trump lost twice in his war against a free press. Will it stop him? Almost certainly not. The first solid loss came on Wednesday, in a suit Trump has brought twice against the Des Moines Register and its pollster. Their crime? Predicting...
News From Around the South, 9/21 to 9/28
LOUISIANA: LSU struggles with multimillion-dollar athletics deficit: ‘We’ve got to stop that bleeding After years of minimal profits, LSU athletics is now tens of millions of dollars in the red. LSU President Wade Rousse told the state Board of Regents on...Obiter Dicta
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SOUTH CAROLINA: SC Arts Commission refuses grant funding to 2 LGBTQ+ organizations COLUMBIA — The governing board of the South Carolina Arts Commission denied grants to a pair of LGBTQ+ Read More