Just How Corrupt Is Trump? Here Are the Numbers - This is the Trump era, which means if you blink, you will miss another shattering example of unabashed corruption. I don’t usually write about the same topic twice in a row, but the latest revelations of Trump’s wanton, shameless profiteering from the White House cannot go unremarked. The term “drain the swamp” will go down […]
News From Around the South, 5/18 to 5/25 - Southern, midsized cities lead population gains between 2024 and 2025 Large, immigrant-rich cities saw population fall back between mid-2024 and mid-2025 after nation-leading increases the year before. Mid-sized cities led the pack in U.S. Census Bureau estimates released May 14. The largest numeric increases for the year were in Charlotte, North Carolina (up 20,731); Fort […]
Do We Still Have a Constitution? - This week, President Donald Trump announced that he plans to give away tax dollars without congressional or judicial authorization to his friends and allies whom he believes were mistreated by the Biden administration. Can he legally do that? Here is the backstory. During the last year of his first term in office, Trump’s tax returns […]
S.C. State Library Embraces 250th Anniversary or Revolutionary War - This year, the South Carolina State Library is commemorating the 250th anniversary of the American Revolutionary War. Known as South Carolina 250 (SC250), this statewide commemoration highlights the people, places, and ideas that shaped South Carolina during the American Revolutionary War. Dive deeper into the history of the American Revolution with the State Library’s featured […]
The Ultimate Insider’s Massive Stock Trades - Rarely does President Donald Trump evoke bipartisan applause while delivering a State of the Union address, but he inspired just such a moment last February — when he called out former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi over her husband’s history of stock trading. “As we ensure that all Americans can profit from a rising stock market, […]
