News From Around the South 1/3 to 1/10
SOUTH CAROLINA: S.C. Battlegrouund Preservation Trust Gets Federal Grant For Liberty Trail Project CHARLESTON, S.C. — History isn’t always easy to access or appreciate. We catch glimpses of it, consider certain episodes, sometimes engage in conversations about...
Schumer’s Ugly ‘Voting Rights’ Gamble
In a Dear Colleague letter this week, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer warns that if Republicans refuse to support the Democrats’ unconstitutional efforts to nationalize elections, he will move to eliminate legislative checks and balances by blowing up the...
New Book Challenges Old Myths About Maryland’s Role In Civil War
Regular folks and history buffs who believe Maryland leaned strongly toward the Confederacy during the Civil War era have never lacked evidence for the claim. It was a Marylander, after all, on the U.S. Supreme Court who wrote the opinion in the infamous 1857 Dred...
Russia Is Not The Great Rival, China Is
While all facts are true, not all facts are relevant. And what are the relevant facts in this crisis where 100,000 Russian troops are now stationed along the Ukrainian border? Fact one: There is not now and never has been a vital U.S. interest in Ukraine to justify...
News From Around The South 12/27 to 1/3
TEXAS: UT-Austin Professors Want To Lift Pause On Anti-Racist Training Research AUSTIN, Tx. — Recruiting for a research study on the effectiveness of antiracism training for white children is on hold at the University of Texas at Austin. This follows a complaint...Obiter Dicta
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FLORIDA: Bill establishing Black History Museum Board clears Senate hurdle Will 2026 be the year? With Florida’s Museum of Black History soon taking shape in St. Johns County, state lawmakers are moving Read More