News From Around the South 4/20 to 4/27
MICHIGAN: Lawmaker Apologies for Confederate Flag Facemask A Michigan state senator is now apologizing for wearing a face mask with what appeared to be a Confederate flag pattern. State Sen. Dale Zorn, a Republican from Ida, apologized in a pair of Twitter posts...
Puzzling Over African-American COVID Deaths
The numbers are preliminary, but it seems that African Americans are dying from COVID-19 at alarming rates. In Louisiana, for instance, blacks represent 70% of the dead but only 33% of the population. In Michigan, blacks comprise 33% of the infected, but 40% of the...
Patriotism Won’t Stop Racism
Among the many appalling consequences of covid-19 has been an increase in hate crimes against Asian Americans. Verbal harassment has been common, but acts of violence are on the upswing as well. In Texas, a man allegedly tried to kill an Asian family in a grocery...
Benefits v. Costs and COVID-19
One of the first lessons in an economics class is everything has a cost. That’s in stark contrast to lessons in the political arena where politicians talk about free stuff. In our personal lives, decision-making involves weighing costs against benefits....
News From Around the South 4/13 to 4/20
MISSISSIPPI: Gov. Takes Break From Pandemic to Declare Confederate Heritage Month JACKSON, Miss. — As coronavirus spiked across the state, the Mississippi Sons of Confederate Veterans posted a copy of an April 3 state proclamation naming this month as...Obiter Dicta
SCRANTON, Pennsylvania — Several years ago the Smithsonian magazine ran an elegant story about the use of postcards in American Read More
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NORTH CAROLINA: Two ‘Human’Caused’ Fires Found at 16th Century Historic Site Two fires were discovered simultaneously at a North Carolina historic site dedicated to England’s first settlements on the continent — and Read More