Is Mass Civil Disobedience Our Future?

Is Mass Civil Disobedience Our Future?

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...
News From Around the South 1/13 to 1/20

News From Around the South 1/13 to 1/20

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...
Freedom and Facts

Freedom and Facts

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...
Redefining Cotton As Protein

Redefining Cotton As Protein

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...
Stop With Silly Labels For Democrats

Stop With Silly Labels For Democrats

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...