First Jobs

First Jobs

What was your first job? I stuck pieces of plastic and metal together at an Evanston, Ill., assembly line. We produced photocopiers for a company called American Photocopy. I hated the work. It was hot and boring. But it was useful. It taught me to get good grades in...
The Dickey I Knew: A Death at 15

The Dickey I Knew: A Death at 15

Surrounded by stacks of yellowed books, resting in a stained yellow chair and imprisoned in a ruined yellow body just two months from collapse, James Dickey’s eyes welled with tears he made no effort to conceal. It’s been 15 years since his death and 40...
The Education Blob

The Education Blob

Since progressives want government to run health care, let’s look at what government management did to K-12 education. While most every other service in life has gotten better and cheaper, American education remains stagnant. Spending has tripled! Why no...
Bradbury: Champion of Freedom

Bradbury: Champion of Freedom

Ray Bradbury was one of several authors who came to prominence in the 1940s and ’50s not just as writers of science fiction but also as champions of freedom. Another was Robert Heinlein, who helped popularize the saying “There ain’t no such thing as...

The Life and Legacy of Charles Scott Hamel

By The Editors The Southern Partisan (SP) has been kept alive for years by a loyal readership and the faith, guidance and financial support given by Charles Scott Hamel.   As we begin to rebuild SP as a tribute to his legacy, it is appropriate to take a moment to...