by editor | Jan 21, 2020 | Archive, Southern Partisan
On the holiday set aside in 2020 to honor Martin Luther King, the premier advocate of nonviolent Gandhian civil disobedience, thousands of gun owners gathered in Richmond to petition peacefully for their rights. King had preached that there was a higher law that...
by editor | Jan 20, 2020 | Archive, Southern Partisan
VIRGINIA: As Gun Rights Rally Looms, Richmond Residents Fear Another Charlottesville RICHMOND, Va. — As gun rights activists, white nationalists and militia groups prepare to rally at the state Capitol on Monday to protest proposed gun control laws, residents are...
by editor | Jan 16, 2020 | Archive, Southern Partisan
We need to differentiate between experiences and facts. We know that our individual perspectives affect how we experience events, but do they also affect the underlying facts? The answer is no. Facts are facts. So, for example, one person might experience exceptional...
by editor | Jan 15, 2020 | Archive, Southern Partisan
Cotton—a plant many Americans associate with the Deep South—arrived in Georgia, the first colony to produce cotton commercially, in 1734. After the development of Eli Whitney’s cotton gin in 1794, the production has only increased. Ronnie Hardigree, 71, has been...
by editor | Jan 15, 2020 | Archive, Southern Partisan
The most abused adjective in political reporting is the label “centrist.” It should tell you everything about the politician. Unfortunately, it tells us far more about those applying the label. The American Conservative Union ratings system has been widely...
by editor | Jan 15, 2020 | Archive, Southern Partisan
Pinterest and The Knot Won’t Promote Plantation Weddings Anymore Pinterest and the Knot Worldwide, two of the country’s biggest online wedding-planning platforms, are changing their policies to stop promoting wedding venues and content that...