Mississippi Barrier Reef Island Fort Was Used By Both Sides In Civil War
Twelve miles and a one-hour ferry ride away from the beaches of Gulfport and Biloxi lies a small island with a landmark from Civil War history well known by Mississippi Coast locals. You may know it better as Ship Island, a popular spot to enjoy warm sandy beaches and...George Who?
Back in the ’90s, my ex-husband wrote a movie about a con man who discovers where the money is and runs for Congress and actually gets elected. The movie, “The Distinguished Gentleman,” was very funny. In real life, it’s not so funny. I wonder...News From Around the South, 1/16 to 1/23
TEXAS: Lamakers Want To Remove Confederate Heroes Day HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A Texas lawmaker is pushing to eliminate a state holiday that’s celebrated on Jan. 19. That holiday is known as “Confederate Heroes Day,” and it was created in 1973...
The FBI And Personal Liberty
Among the lesser-known holes in the Constitution cut by the Patriot Act of 2001 was the destruction of the “wall” between federal law enforcement and federal spies. The wall was erected in the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, which...
The Other Shoe
The other shoe just dropped. Or maybe it’s the first shoe. It’s a new committee to keep an eye on the way the government collects information on private citizens. Good idea? Sure, why not. As the new speaker, Kevin McCarthy, put it, “Government...Obiter Dicta
Last week, the President of the United States did not take the Constitution seriously. He ordered the murders of 11 Read More
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GEORGIA — National civil rights museum expanding. Unlike Smithsonian, Trump has no immediate sway over its content A popular museum in Atlanta is expanding at a critical moment in the Read More