News From Around the South 9/30 to 10/7
SOUTH CAROLINA: ‘Cradle of Deep South Culture’ Plantation Faces Uncertain Future GOOSE CREEK, S.C. — There is no property in the state of South Carolina more historically significant than the Oaks Plantation home, at least according to former longtime...
Historic Sites Expand Slavery Interpretations
In recent years, Charleston-area historic sites have dramatically increased their interpretation of slavery and its vital role in the area’s early history. And some visitors have pushed back, uneasy with hearing a story many feel reflects poorly on their ancestors....
Who Cares About You?
During my student days at a UCLA economics department faculty/graduate student coffee hour in the 1960s, I was chatting with Professor Armen Alchian, probably the greatest microeconomic theory economist of the 20th century. I was trying to impress Alchian with my...
News From Around the South 9/23 to 9/30
MISSISSIPPI: African American Voters Sue Over Jim Crow Election Law Mississippi voters will be choosing a governor and other statewide offices in November under a unique set of election rules that date to the 19th century. A federal lawsuit by four African-American...
Brazen Acts of Corrpution
Last week, media outlets reported the existence of a whistleblower complaint filed with the inspector general of the intelligence community against President Donald Trump. The IC encompasses all civilian and military employees and contractors who work for the federal...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