In Charleston, A New Museum of African American History Honors a Journey of Grief and Grace
In Charleston Harbor, where the initiating shots of the Civil War were fired — Fort Sumter is distantly visible — I’m on the site of a former shipping pier known as Gadsden’s Wharf. Here, in the 18th and early 19th centuries, ships carrying tens of thousands of...War and Honesty
Can the president fight any war he wishes? Can Congress fund any war it chooses? Are there constitutional, legal and moral requirements that must first be met before war is waged? Can the president and Congress dupe the public? These questions should be central to the...
Remembering the Battle of Sullivan’s Island, June 28, 1776
Friday, June 28, 2019Nic Butler, Ph.D. In 2018, the Palmetto Society invited me to deliver a speech at White Point Garden to commemorate the 242nd anniversary of the Battle of Sullivan’s Island, which took place on the 28th of June, 1776. For this year’s celebration...
Less Freedom
Politicians claim their bills bring us good things. Free health care! Child care! A cellphone for all! But government isn’t Santa Claus. Government is force. Most every law takes away a little of our money or freedom or both. The Heritage Foundation ranks...
News From Around the South 6/19 to 6/26
SOUTH CAROLINA: 247 Years Later, Historians Remember Battle of Sullivan’s Island SULLIVAN’S ISLAND, S.C. (WCIV) — The weekend of June 24-25, the Lowcountry commemorated the 247th anniversary of the Battle of Sullivan’s Island. Known as Carolina Day,...Obiter Dicta
While the country’s attention was drawn to the federal government shutdown, President Donald Trump signed National Security Presidential Memorandum 7 Read More
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