When the Constitution Fails Us
I have been writing for years asking if we still have the U.S. Constitution. That issue has come into sharper focus in the past 18 months as mayors and governors have created dictatorial powers and exercised those powers to interfere with personal autonomy in America....
After Beating De Soto, Chickasaws Retooled Iron Left Behind
Archaeologists unearthed the rare trove of more than 80 metal objects in Mississippi, and believe them to be from de Soto’s 16th-century expedition through the Southeast. The Chickasaws used and adapted the objects as household tools and ornaments, an unusual practice...
Bad Moon Rising For Biden, And Us
“April is the cruelest month,” wrote T. S. Eliot in the opening line of what is regarded as his greatest poem, “The Waste Land.” For President Joe Biden, the cruelest month is surely August of 2021, which is now mercifully ending. When has a...
News From Around the South 8/23 to 8/30
SOUTH CAROLINA: Reconstruction Era Subject of New National Park in Beaufort Area BEAUFORT — In November 1861, early in the Civil War, Union troops assumed control of Port Royal Sound and its adjacent islands. This was meant to be a refueling station for U.S. ships...
Nation Building Was Not The Point
Damon Linker is one of the sharpest political/cultural observers writing today. If you’re not already reading his contributions to The Week, you should. He is also my colleague on The Bulwark’s weekly podcast “Beg to Differ.” In the spirit of...Obiter Dicta
When James Madison was a member of Congress in 1791 and charged with drafting the Bill of Rights, he made Read More
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Archaeologists working on a project to rehabilitate the foundation of George Washington’s Mount Vernon, VA home made a stunning discovery when they unearthed two intact bottles of cherries from the hardened dirt Read More