News From Around the South, 5/20 to 5/27
North Carolina: Confederate monument to ‘faithful slaves’ must be removed, North Carolina residents’ lawsuit says COLUMBIA, N.C. (AP) — A federal lawsuit filed Tuesday seeks the removal of a Confederate monument marked as “in appreciation of our faithful slaves” from...
The Tyranny of the Majority
“Which is better – to be ruled by one tyrant three thousand miles away or by three thousand tyrants one mile away?” — Rev. Mather Byles (1706-1788) Does it really matter if the instrument curtailing liberty is a monarch or a popularly elected...
The Civil War, Rewritten: What If the Battle of Gettysburg Had Machine Guns?
What if the Union Army had machine guns at the Battle of Gettysburg? What if Robert E. Lee had observation balloons to spy on his opponents? These are the sorts of questions that tempt alternative history buffs. The popularity of speculative novels and movies...
Censorship: A Global Pandemic
“Palestine will be free!” chant the protesters. “From the river to the sea. Some says that’s a call for genocide — another holocaust — elimination of Israel and all Jews. So, should the chant be illegal? The House of Representatives just voted...
News From Around the South, 5/13 to 5/20
SOUTH CAROLINA: Penn Center School Looks to Raise A New Generation of Activists ST. HELENA ISLAND — Emory Campbell was uncharacteristically late and looking a bit harried as he entered Penn Center’s Hampton House on the first day of March. Campbell was there, as...Obiter Dicta
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Confederate statue restored as part of Trump’s efforts to reshape how history is told WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has restored a memorial to a Confederate general in Read More