Kissinger’s Call For A New World Order
Among the works that first brought Henry Kissinger to academic acclaim was “A World Restored,” his 1950s book about how the greatest diplomats of Europe met at the Congress of Vienna to restore order to a continent shattered by the Napoleonic Wars. The...
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SOUTH CAROLINA: Locked-down Carnival Cruise Has Critics Fuming CHARLESTON, S.C. — With its bright red-and-blue smoke stack shaped like a whale tail, the Carnival Sunshine was moored behind three car ships Friday afternoon in downtown Charleston — a vivid...
Taking Rights Seriously
“If the provisions of the Constitution be not upheld when they pinch as well as when they comfort, they may as well be abandoned.” — Justice George Sutherland (1862-1942) In his 2008 book “Taking Rights Seriously,” the late professor Ronald...
Three Southern Sausages to Spice Up Your Life
We’re big fans of sausage. On its own as the centerpiece of a meal. Sliced or diced into a stew, casserole or stir fry. The star of homemade pizza. It’s all good. Cajun-style smoked sausage from Zatarain’s Pre-cooked smoked sausage is one of our pantry staples...
The Old Political Game
Politics being politics, and politicians being politicians, Americans have figured out how, along with sore throats and violent coughing, the coronavirus causes finger-pointing, loud talking and endless credit-claiming. The best remedy I know of: huge handfuls of salt...Obiter Dicta
In my childhood years, I got to experience something I’ve cherished ever since: starry nights. I was lucky to spend Read More
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SOUTH CAROLINA: New S.C. license plate honors Revolutionary War history COLUMBIA – Beginning Jan. 1, South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles will issue a newly designed standard license plate that Read More