Freedom’s Extinction
"Freedom is always just one generation away from extinction." — Ronald Reagan (1911-2004) In December 1776, just six months after the Declaration of Independence had been signed and a year and a half into the Revolutionary War, Thomas Paine sensed a desperation...
Book Review: The Limits of the Lost Cause: Essays on Civil War Memory
The Limits of the Lost Cause: Essays on Civil War Memory. By Gaines M. Foster. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 2024. Hardcover, 280 pp. $45.00. Reviewed by Patrick Young In spite of the title, this is not a 280-page examination of the “Limits of the...
President Oliver?
Now it's Donald Trump versus Kamala Harris. But there will be another choice on your ballot: Chase Oliver. Both Trump and former Democrat-turned-independent Robert F. Kennedy Jr. addressed the Libertarian Party convention, asking for their nomination, but Oliver won...
News From Around the South 7/15 to 7/22
SOUTH CAROLINA: Snow's Island Was Pivotal in Revolutionary War -- Site Will Soon Be Open to the Public FLORENCE – American history will soon be at your fingertips. A coalition of local groups announced plans to purchase Snow’s Island, ground zero for Gen. Francis...
Taking Rights Seriously
"If all mankind minus one were of one opinion, and only one person were of the contrary opinion, Mankind would be no more justified In silencing that one person, Than he, if he had the power, Would be justified in silencing mankind." — John Stuart Mill (1806-1873) The...
‘It feels sacred.’ Preserving these Charlotte church cemeteries protects Black history too
Wayne Johnson is a man full of stories. The Grier Heights native heard them from his elders, who got them from their elders, the farmers and masons who originally called the neighborhood home in the late 1800s. Long story short, 70-year-old Johnson knows some things....
Trump Rewrites Convention Speech to Focus on Unity, Not Biden
Former President Donald Trump has completely rewritten his convention speech in light of the assassination attempt against him on Saturday and will call on Thursday for a new effort at national unity. In an exclusive interview with the Washington Examiner a day after...
News From Around the South, 7/8 to 7/15
SOUTH CAROLINA: Atlanta Man Arrested Trying to Take Down Confederate Flag Off I-85 SPARTANBURG COUNTY, S.C. — The Spartanburg County Sheriff's Office said deputies arrested a man after he attempted to take down the giant Confederate flag off of Interstate 85....
Holes In The Constitution
In his famous dissent in Olmstead v. United States, Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis in 1928 called the right to be left alone the most comprehensive of rights and the right most valued by civilized men. He was referring to the right to be left alone from the...
Caitlin Clark’s Popularity Dispels This Myth About Sexism
Caitlin Clark's popularity shows sexism isn't holding back the WNBA. Earlier this month, the Las Vegas Aces thumped the Indiana Fever, 88-69. But the score wasn't the big story. The massive crowd was. It was a sellout crowd of 20,366. It was the most people to watch a...
Obiter Dicta
“Freedom is always just one generation away from extinction.” — Ronald Reagan (1911-2004) In December 1776, just six months after Read More
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