Lincoln's Code

Lincoln's Code

by | Nov 30, 2012 | Archive, Southern Partisan

In “Lincoln’s Code,” writer and professor John Fabian Witt tells the story of Francis Lieber, the man who wrote the rules of war for Abraham Lincoln, and how those rules became the basis for modern laws governing the conduct of warfare....
Paul's Voice Will be Missed

Paul's Voice Will be Missed

by | Nov 29, 2012 | Archive, Southern Partisan

Ron Paul, the Texas congressman, is retiring. He took to the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives Nov. 14 and gave a farewell speech, viewable on YouTube. It’s a speech that is worth watching. When Paul leaves, he will take with him a principled...
Legalize Insider Trading

Legalize Insider Trading

by | Nov 29, 2012 | Archive, Southern Partisan

Insider trading leads the news again, casting a cloud over Steven Cohen’s SAC Capital Advisors $14 billion hedge fund. The SEC charged Mathew Martoma, who used to manage a SAC Capital division, with using inside information about tests on an Alzheimer’s...
Dixie in the House

Dixie in the House

by | Nov 27, 2012 | Archive, Southern Partisan

There are three significant things to say about the US House results in the South in the 2012 elections. First, Republicans showed continued strength in the region, making a net gain of seven Southern seats over their already large majority of Dixie’s House...

News from Around the South, 11/19-11/26

by | Nov 26, 2012 | Archive, Southern Partisan

Virginia: Civil War Trust, Virginia Team-Up for $3.2M Gaines Mill Preservation RICHMOND, Va. — The Civil War Trust has teamed up with the state to complete a $3.2 million campaign protecting 285 acres at Gaines’ Mill, where Gen. Robert E. Lee had his first major...