News From Around the South, 3/30 to 4/6 - GEORGIA: Bill backed by Confederate monument defenders knocked down in the Georgia House Sponsor argued his bill would protect all monuments, not just Confederate monuments A bill backed by neo-Confederates that aimed to protect historic monuments from removal was shot down in a narrow House vote Wednesday when a handful of Republicans voted no or […]
The Iran Hawks Are Losing Their Judgment - I am an Iran hardliner. But I’m struggling to understand how other hardliners can be so credulous about President Donald Trump’s leadership of this war. It’s as if you were stranded by the side of the road and accepted a ride from an obviously drunk driver. Earlier this month, the Wall Street Journal editorial board […]
Alabama man appeals 1991 murder conviction, citing evidence of trial attorney’s ties to KKK - Robin ‘Rocky’ Myers cites research that shows the man who represented him did work for Klan officials and spoke at KKK rallies. A former Alabama death row inmate is seeking a new trial after finding evidence that his trial attorney was affiliated with the Ku Klux Klan. Robin “Rocky” Myers, whose death sentence was commuted to life […]
News From Around the South, 3/23 to 3/30 - MISSISSIPPI: Ku Klux Klan items are found as Mississippi Department of Public Safety packs to move Mississippi Department of Public Safety officials stumbled across a cache of Ku Klux Klan materials while cleaning out a closet to move to the department’s new headquarters. Inside a small blue suitcase, they found a handbook for the White […]
War and Morality - War is the most horrific series of events upon which any government can engage. It is systematic, industrialized, indiscriminate killing. It kills innocent adults and little girls. It often ruins the post-war lives of the killers. It is young men violently fighting old men’s power games. It is the health of the state. The war […]
