Charles Towne’s First Wall

Charles Towne’s First Wall

Construction of Charles Town’s first sea wall commenced in early 1704, as part of a massive plan to fortify the entire city. It was truly a civic process — most able-bodied residents helped. And, if they didn’t, they were threatened with jail. The colony’s governing...
Some Facts Worth Knowing

Some Facts Worth Knowing

Imagine that you are an unborn spirit in heaven. God condemns you to a life of poverty but will permit you to choose the country in which you will spend your life. Which country would you choose? I would choose the United States of America. A recent study by Just...
The Freedom to Pursue Happiness

The Freedom to Pursue Happiness

The governors of all 50 states, and the mayors of many large cities, have assumed unto themselves the powers to restrict private personal choices and lawful public behavior in an effort to curb the spread of COVID-19. They have done so not by enforcing previously...
States’ Rights Are So Last Month

States’ Rights Are So Last Month

WASHINGTON — On Wednesday morning, President Donald Trump did what he does worst — he took to Twitter to type two tweets that threatened to withhold federal funds from Michigan and Nevada because he doesn’t like what state officials are doing to facilitate...