The Right Thing Costs You
“If you’re trying to decide what to do, and you only have two choices, do the thing that’s hardest,” my pop used to tell me. “The right thing is always the hardest thing.” Which is how Scott Pelley got canned off “60...
News From Around the South, 6/1 to 6/8
SOUTH CROLINA: Preservationists hope SC battlefield’s designation as endangered will boost attention Hanging Rock Battlefield is one of 11 of the most endangered historical places in the country, a national preservation trust decided COLUMBIA — As South Carolina...
Gitmo and Torture Revisited
America’s longest current criminal prosecution is in its 15th year, on its fifth judge, and still has no trial date. The defendants are Khalid Shaikh Mohammed and four alleged mass murder co-conspirators. Mohammed is the second person that the government has...
June 2, 1863: Harriet Tubman Combahee Ferry raid freed 700 slaves
On June 2, 1863, Harriet Tubman, along with Black soldiers, took part in a daring Union raid of Combahee Ferry near Beaufort, South Carolina. She became the first American woman to lead a major military operation when she and at least 150 Black soldiers helped to...
The Investigation of E. Jean Carroll
President Donald Trump may be the smallest, meanest and most vengeful man to serve in the Oval Office. Every time I think he and his minions could stoop no lower, they surprise me. There is simply no limit to Trump’s hunger for vengeance, or the willingness of...Obiter Dicta
The Declaration of Independence of July 4, 1776, embraces two value sets. The first is natural rights, and the second Read More
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SOUTH CAROLINA: Remains of teen soldier who died in Battle of Camden identified 246 years later SC Battlefield Preservation Trust helped complete Maryland teen’s story A Texas-based forensics company has Read More