What Happens When the Firemen Are Arsonists?
In the past week, two top-20 American banks failed. A bank failure occurs when government regulators determine that the current and likely demand for a return of deposits cannot be met. When this determination is made, the feds enter the picture and declare the bank...
W.E.B. Du Bois’s Little-Known, Arresting Modernist Data Visualizations of Black Life for the World’s Fair of 1900
In a recent research visit to the Emily Dickinson museum and archives in Amherst, I chanced upon a most improbable discovery of forgotten, pioneering work by another titan of culture. When thirty-one-year-old W.E.B. Du Bois (February 23, 1868–August 27, 1963) heard...
Michigan Is Headed Back to Rust Belt Poverty
Since the early days of Henry Ford, Michigan was the proud symbol of America's industrial might. But then, starting in the 1970s, things went south — in part because of the might of the unions that ran the state's political machine. That's when Michigan transitioned...
News From Around the South 3/13 to 3/20
SOUTH CAROLINA: Avery Research Center Gets $2 Million Grant to Enhance Exhibits CHARLESTON, S.C. -- The Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture just got its biggest-ever boost thanks to a $2 million grant awarded by the Mellon Foundation. The...
What Happens When The Government Breaks Its Own Laws?
Five members of the Proud Boys are currently on trial for sedition in federal court in Washington, D.C. Sedition is a conspiracy to overthrow the federal government by the use of force. This case stems from the events of Jan. 6, 2021 at the U.S. Capitol. During the...
Indigo is making a comeback in South Carolina
Indigo was once so vital to the state people called it “blue gold.” As interest in the dye reignites, historic sites are shining a light on its past. CHARLESTON, S.C. -- At Charleston landmarks such as McLeod Plantation and the Aiken-Rhett House, visitors learn how...
Death Taxes Are Immoral. Even Worse, They Don’t Work
"I have no respect for the passion of equality," Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., one of America's great jurists, once declared, "which seems to me merely idealizing envy." But envy, and its sister vice, greed, are very much back in fashion today when it comes to the...
News From Around the South, 3/6 to 3/13
GEORGIA: Clayton County Holding On To Confederate Street Names CLAYTON COUNTY, Ga. — A proposal to part ways with Georgia's Confederate past was shot down during a Clayton County Board of Commissioners meeting. During Tuesday's meeting, the measure to change more than...
What’s Wrong With Drag Queens? Playing Politics With Prejudice
A friend on Facebook posted a picture of Bob Hope in drag, entertaining the troops. No Republican legislators in sight. No protests. No problem. Comedian Melissa McCarthy is right. In a viral post, she defended drag queens. Why not? We've all been entertained by drag...
University of North Carolina Cancels Woke Diversity In Hiring
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- The University of North Carolina (UNC) moved against encroaching woke culture and voted to ban diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) statements and politically preferential hiring. UNC voted to ban DEI statements and compelled speech from...
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