Freedom’s Extinction
“Freedom is always just one generation away from extinction.” — Ronald Reagan (1911-2004) In December 1776, just six months after the Declaration of Independence had been signed and a year and a half into the Revolutionary War, Thomas Paine sensed a...Did Archaeologists Find A 1684 Scottish Settlement Under Beaufort? The Results Are In
BEAUFORT — In August, a team led by University of South Carolina archaeologist Chester DePratter searched in residents’ yards, city parks, and the lawn of the First African Baptist Church for evidence of a 17th-century Scottish settlement known as Stuarts Town....
The Far Reaching and Devastating Impact of Amazon Ending AmazonSmile
WILLIAMSPORT, Pennsylvania —Eighty-five years ago, Carl Stotz had an epiphany of sorts while he was passing a lazy summer day playing catch with his two nephews and tripped over a lilac bush while chasing a wild pitch. While nursing his wounds he had a flash of...
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SOUTH CAROLINA: The Miniature Man: Richard Lushington, his Jewish Militia, and Charleston High Society It was no small feat to locate the miniature double portrait and get it to Charleston. And the visage on one side of the medallion-sized object, that of Richard...Southern Barbecue is Taking Over the World
I recently visited Dublin, Ireland, and there were several restaurants serving central Texas–style barbecue. Whether or not they were doing it well is another matter, but the point is that people around the world can’t seem to get enough of the cuisine. Barbecue is an...Obiter Dicta
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SOUTH CAROLINA: SC Revolutionary War battlefield named one of 11 endangered sites in the US. Here’s why A Revolutionary War battlefield in South Carolina has been named one of the Read More