The Country at a Crossroads
There are no innocent bystanders in Donald Trump’s America. Seeing what we’ve seen lately — blood spilled in snow, and a vile post depicting a former president and first lady as apes in a jungle — MAGA world has moral choices to make. This is a moment of...
News From Around the South, 2/2 to 2/9
SOUTH CAROLINA: ‘A kick in the pants’: SC bill banning minimum grades in schools advances in House COLUMBIA — A bill that would prohibit school districts from giving students a minimum grade rather than the grade they earned advanced Tuesday in the House. A unanimous...
Traveling the Blues Highway—‘the root of all American music’
Samuel Reuben Kendrick, my great-grandfather, was born a slave in Alabama. In 1888 he founded a farming community called New Africa on 160 acres he bought from the railroad near Duncan, Mississippi. Among the tribulations he faced—floods, boll weevil infestations,...Does the U.S. Still Have a Constitution?
Legal scholars have many lenses through which to examine the Constitution. Lawyers need to master about 150 Supreme Court decisions in order to have a sufficient understanding of the government. But most of what lawyers have studied is theory — how the Constitution is...
America’s Only Native Caffeinated Plant—and You May Love It More Than Coffee or Tea
Key Takeaways Yaupon is the only known caffeinated plant native to North America. Yaupon tea contains theobromine and theophylline, providing energy without the crash and jitters. Yaupon can be re-steeped multiple times because it lacks tannins. The adage...Obiter Dicta
President Donald Trump’s approval rating is sinking and gasping for air. His average net approval stands at -13.7, which is Read More
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SOUTH CAROLINA: ‘A kick in the pants’: SC bill banning minimum grades in schools advances in House COLUMBIA — A bill that would prohibit school districts from giving students a minimum grade rather than Read More