Our Dangerous Narcissists
If you’re like me, you’ve gotten a bellyful of AI analysis, speculation and dire warnings over the past few months. Alongside hopes of cancer cures, obedient home robots, personalized tutors, energy efficiency and wildlife preservation, we’ve heard...
News From Around the South 9/18 to 9/25
WASHINGTON, D.C. — National Cathedral Swaps Confederate Windows for Racial Justice Windows His paintings sometimes sell for millions. This one went for $18.65. Kerry James Marshall, whose works have adorned the walls of national galleries and celebrities’...
His Own Worse Enemy, Again
On “Meet the Press” last week, former President Donald Trump made a compelling case highlighting the differences between his years in office and President Joe Biden’s. He also substantially and irretrievably undercut his principal defense in the four...
The History of the Classic Southern ‘Meat and Three’ Meal
There’s a reason Southern food has such a legendary place in American culinary psychology: it’s been responsible for more classic food innovations than any regional cuisine in the country (even if fried green tomatoes aren’t actually from there)....
Will the Last Steelworker Out of Piittsburgh Please Turn Out the Light?
CLAIRTON, Pennsylvania — The first steel plant located here along the Monongahela River just over 20 miles south of Pittsburgh was built in 1901. By 1903, the borough of Clairton formed around the industry, and by 1904, U.S. Steel acquired the plant from St. Clair...Obiter Dicta
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SOUTH CAROLINA: ‘Just wonderful’: USC musicians perform at Congaree National Park for country’s 250th birthday In a celebration of American music, the student performers also hoped to introduce more people Read More