Respect or Fear? - In the course of his losing race with the teleprompter during his Oval Office address on Dec. 17, President Donald Trump returned to a theme that obsesses him — respect. Even before his entry into politics, Trump was convinced that “weak” leaders including Reagan, Bush, Clinton and Obama were despised by other nations and that […]
News From Around the South, 12/22 to 12/29 - GEORGIA: Alicia Johnson sworn in as first Black woman elected to Georgia Public Service Commission Dr. Alicia Johnson was ceremonially sworn in this week as Georgia’s newest Public Service Commissioner, marking a historic milestone for the powerful body that regulates utilities across the state. Johnson is the first Black woman elected to a partisan office […]
Transgender Teens - According to data from the CDC analyzed by the Williams Institute at UCLA, some 3.3% of American high school students ages 13-17 self-identify as transgender. Earlier studies, sometimes asking the question differently, have reported a range from 1.2% to 2.7%. Who should decide how to best raise these children — what medical care will help […]
News From Around the South, 12/15 to 12/22 - SOUTH CAROLINA: Charleston historian uncovers date SC flag was first flown. It’s not the design we know today. A Charleston historian has uncovered brand new information about the first recorded appearance of South Carolina’s signature crescent flag. But he had to go to England to find it. Nic Butler, a historian for the Charleston County […]
Tucker Carlson and the Freedom of Speech - Last week, Sen. Charles Schumer, the leader of the Democrats in the United States Senate, introduced a resolution on behalf of himself and 40 other Senate Democrats that, if passed, would record the sense of the Senate as condemning the media superstar Tucker Carlson because of the political, historical and cultural opinions of a guest […]
