by RIS Secure | Jan 1, 2018 | Archive, Southern Partisan
I have previously examined both those Civil War battles considered pivotal by historians as well as those of lesser importance, those fought on the margins of the war. However, there is yet another category of Civil War battle that bears some exploration. That...
by RIS Secure | Jan 1, 2018 | Archive, Southern Partisan
You know things are bad when the supposedly “loyal opposition” has morphed into the “resistance” and has become way too heavily invested in the president’s failure. Democrats say no matter what they suspect, they really and truly hope...
by RIS Secure | Dec 19, 2017 | Archive, Southern Partisan
Over the weekend, Jessica Bennett, gender editor of The New York Times — yes, that’s a real title — wrote a piece titled “When Saying ‘Yes’ Is Easier Than Saying ‘No’.” She argued that in many cases, women say yes to sex but...
by RIS Secure | Dec 19, 2017 | Archive, Southern Partisan
SOUTH CAROLINA: Confederate Flag to Get New Display COLUMBIA, S.C. — A pared-down plan to display the modern, nylon Confederate flag that was removed in 2015 from the State House grounds is under consideration by the S.C. Confederate Relic Room and Military...
by RIS Secure | Dec 13, 2017 | Archive, Southern Partisan
WASHINGTON — As I ponder the lengthening list of alleged sexual offenders drawn from Hollywood, the arts, the media and politics, I am moved to wonder why the overwhelming majority of the accused are prominent luminaries of the left. Those accused on the right claim...
by RIS Secure | Dec 13, 2017 | Archive, Southern Partisan
American Civil War historian Edward Ayers, in his new book The Thin Light of Freedom: Civil War and Emancipation in the Heart of America, constructs an extended, elegant study of rifts, of chasms, beginning with a spectacular rift in the Earth itself: the Great...