Revolutionary War History: The Race to the Dan
Most people think of wars being won by a series of victorious battles. North Carolina’s contribution to the last winning days of the American Revolution’s last phase was that it was the site of a great retreat. I attended an event recently that commemorated this...
Trump Promised to Be a Dictator. Now We Know Which One
It was already one of the most clownish (if sinister) moments in the Trump administration — the Department of Justice actually brought criminal charges against former Olympic canoeist David Hearn for sabotaging the president’s big, beautiful reflecting pool. It...
News From Around the South, 8/10 to 8/17
SOUTH CAROLINA: DNC approves 2028 presidential nominating cycle starting in South Carolina, Nevada The Democratic National Committee on Saturday approved by voice vote its lineup of six early primaries for the 2028 election cycle, kicking off with South Carolina and...
The Right to Be Left Alone
“The makers of our Constitution undertook to secure conditions favorable to the pursuit of happiness. … They conferred against the Government the right to be let alone — most comprehensive of rights and the right most valued by civilized men.” —...
Southern Living Names Southern Food Hall of Fame: 50 Iconic Foods And Drinks Chosen By Readers
Southerners always seem to be thinking about good food. We dream about breakfast in our sleep. Then, while we fight over the last piece of bacon, we make a plan for lunch, during which the supper menu is proposed, debated, and ratified. From the jars, bottles, boxes,...Obiter Dicta
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SOUTH CAROLINA: DNC approves 2028 presidential nominating cycle starting in South Carolina, Nevada The Democratic National Committee on Saturday approved by voice vote its lineup of six early primaries for Read More