A Time For Choosing Again
In order to win the presidential election next week, President Donald Trump will have to articulate why he is the right choice. The choice has to be about more than Trump and his opponent, former Vice President Joe Biden; it has to be about the very different futures...
The Civil War and the Environment
The natural and built environment directly shaped the course and outcome of the Civil War. Disease, weather, terrain, animals, food, and a host of other environmental factors were all inextricably tied to both large-scale campaigns and back yard battles across the...
Is Getting Trump Worth It?
President Donald Trump is not the first president to be hated by a large segment of the American population. In more recent times, there was considerable hate for President Ronald Reagan. Even though the Democratic Speaker of the House Tip O’Neill and Reagan...
News From Around the South 10/19 to 10/26
VIRGINIA: Black Contractor Braves Threats In Removing Richmond Statues RICHMOND, Va. — Devon Henry paced in nervous anticipation, because this was a project like nothing he’d ever done. He wore the usual hard hat — and a bulletproof vest. An accomplished Black...
A Brief History of Court Packing
Since the death of liberal Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and the determination of President Donald Trump to fill her Supreme Court seat before Election Day with the traditionalist Judge Amy Coney Barrett, the concept of court packing has reared its head. The phrase...Obiter Dicta
This week, President Donald Trump announced that he plans to give away tax dollars without congressional or judicial authorization to Read More
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Louisiana: More Louisiana officials get approval to carry guns inside State Capitol Louisiana legislators voted this week to expand the list of public officials who can carry a handgun in Read More