by editor | Jan 22, 2026 | Archive, Obiter Dicta, Southern Partisan
In recent days, the government in America has not only failed to protect the freedom of speech, it has attacked it. Like authoritarians throughout history, it has sought to silence the speech it hates and fears. But most authoritarians did not have a Constitution that...
by editor | Jan 21, 2026 | Archive, Homepage, Southern Partisan
As the United States prepares to celebrate 250 years of independence, it is a moment to reflect on the courage, ingenuity, and determination that forged a nation. From the first shots at Lexington and Concord to the decisive battles that won freedom, the Revolutionary...
by editor | Jan 20, 2026 | Archive, Southern Partisan
We’ve seen masked government agents roughing people up, shouting obscenities at them, trapping them on freezing cold roofs, smashing their car windows, shooting pastors with pepper balls, shoving women to the ground, separating mothers from their children and...
by editor | Jan 15, 2026 | Archive, Southern Partisan
In a scene in Robert Bolt’s famous play “A Man for All Seasons,” about the treason trial of St. Thomas More, More argues with the attorney general of Wales about the law. The attorney general says he’d cut down all the laws in England to get to...
by editor | Jan 14, 2026 | Archive, Cartoon, Southern Partisan
The tribe’s ancestors built the Noquisiyi Mound roughly 1,000 years ago. Jordan Oocumma grew up hearing stories of the mound. His grandparents imbued his childhood with tales about the strip of land at the center of a Cherokee town built by their ancestors more than...
by editor | Jan 14, 2026 | Archive, Southern Partisan
In my childhood years, I got to experience something I’ve cherished ever since: starry nights. I was lucky to spend time during the summers on my Aunt Eula’s and Uncle Ernest’s tenant farm in Northeast Texas. With no TV or electronics, we made our...