Tenn. legislature to investigate other execution methods after failed lethal injections
Republican leaders in Tennessee’s legislature say they will investigate the reliability of lethal injection as an execution method after the state failed to execute two death row inmates in the span of five months. Gov. Bill Lee stopped the May execution of Tony...
Predicting Breast Cancer
Imagine there were a simple test, using AI, that could accurately predict a man’s chance of developing prostate cancer in the next five years. Would insurance pay the $249 for the test? You bet they would. “Men fund what they fear,” then Rep. Pat...
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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+ 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...Obiter Dicta
“That it is better 100 guilty persons should escape, than that one innocent person should suffer.” — Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) Read More
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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