Cyclorama Returns to Glory
In order to see “The Battle of Atlanta” more or less the way that it was meant to be seen, you must take a short escalator up to a platform that stands about a third as high as the panoramic painting itself, which is nearly fifty feet tall and is now housed in a...
Our Planet is Not Fragile
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez claims that “the world is going to end in 12 years if we don’t address climate change.” The people at the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change agree, saying that to avoid some of the most devastating impacts of...
News From Around the South 2/25 to 3/4
SOUTH CAROLINA: Black Mother Successfully Sues Neo-Confederate Organization The S.C. Secessionist Party has lost its cause. A circuit judge on Thursday effectively ended the organization by approving a settlement involving the party and a North Charleston mother who...
Civil War Produced Only Female CMOH
Mary Edwards Walker was no stranger to sneaking across enemy lines. When she wasn’t acting as a surgeon to tend to the Union wounded, she would sometimes enter Confederate territory — with armed escort and two pistols in her saddlebags — to deliver supplies to their...
2020 Prediction: Wild and Wooly
The 2020 presidential race is off and running. As the sitting president, Donald Trump is almost certain to win the Republican nomination. Historically, this would mean that Trump would ignore the Democratic primary while building on his status as president. But we all...Obiter Dicta
This is the Trump era, which means if you blink, you will miss another shattering example of unabashed corruption. I Read More
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Southern, midsized cities lead population gains between 2024 and 2025 Large, immigrant-rich cities saw population fall back between mid-2024 and mid-2025 after nation-leading increases the year before. Mid-sized cities led Read More