Chaos and the Commentariat
WASHINGTON — It is probably too early in our 45th president’s tenure to evaluate how his critics, both those on the left and those on the right, are appraising him. His critics on the right, such as Bill Kristol and George F. Will, have calmed their criticisms...
The Hillary Interview: Cold Porridge
Watching Hillary Clinton answer questions from Christiane Amanpour for 44 minutes is not exactly torture; it’s more like being forced to swallow a gallon of cold porridge. Let’s leave personalities aside. Clinton’s is not very appealing to me (nor is...
Alabama History Tour Skirts Slavery
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Schoolchildren who visit the First White House of the Confederacy learn that its famous former resident, President Jefferson Davis, was leader of a “heroic resistance” who was “held by his Negroes in genuine affection as well...
Nixon’s Revenge and the Fall of the Press
Saturday’s White House Correspondents Association dinner exposed anew how far from Middle America our elite media reside. At the dinner, the electricity was gone, the glamor and glitz were gone. Neither the president nor his White House staff came. Even Press...
News From Around the South 4/24 to 5/1
FLORIDA: Town to Fly Confederate Flag at History Day BELLEVIEW, Fla. — A third flag will join the U.S. and Florida ones on Wednesday at Belleview’s City Hall to honor Confederate History Day. The third national Confederate flag, also known as the “blood-stained...Obiter Dicta
In a scene in Robert Bolt’s famous play “A Man for All Seasons,” about the treason trial of St. Thomas 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