Bully Wannabes
Matt Schlapp, chairman of the American Conservative (cough) Union, which hosts the annual CPAC conference, tweeted that he was disinviting Mitt Romney from the confab this year because he “could not guarantee his physical safety” after the senator voted to...
The Hunt for Charleston’s Tabby Fort
The ugly slab of shell-spackled rock in Marion Square was once a piece of an intimidating tabby fort that stood like the battlements of a castle in front of the British attacking Charleston during the Revolutionary War. The so-called “Horn Work” was a walled-off,...
A More or Less Perfect Union
“A More or Less Perfect Union” is a three-part series, produced by Free to Choose Network, that will air on various PBS stations across the nation starting in February. The documentary is a personal exploration of the U.S. Constitution by Justice Douglas...
News From Around the South 2/3 to 2/10
LOUISIANA: Fight Over Confederate Flag Heads to Court NEW ORLEANS — A federal appeals court was set to hear arguments Tuesday over a Louisiana city’s decision to bar the Sons of Confederate Veterans from marching in a 2015 Christmas parade. Court records show the...
Acquitted But Not Exonerated
“The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.” — George Orwell, “1984” The Senate trial of President Donald Trump ended not with a bang but a whimper. What different outcome could...Obiter Dicta
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FLORIDA: Will a Florida museum on Black history tell whole story? Some worry it won’t Florida’s proposal to create a statewide Black history museum prompted interest, and then glossy reports, Read More