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Shoot the Drones!
The skies over New Jersey have been littered with strange flying objects during the past two weeks; and the feds are either hiding...
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News From Around the South, 12/9 to 12/16
SOUTH CAROLINA: Join An Archaeological Artifact Survey in S.C. for Free! HILTON HEAD, S.C. -- Join the South Carolina Department of Natural...
Why Are Southern Cities Round?
Legend has it that the city of Laurens owes its existence to a brandy bottle. One day in the early 1800s, a group of men took a drinking break while looking for a place to build a new courthouse. One of them tossed an empty bottle, which landed on a hill. Upon closer inspection, the woozy group found the spot to be the ideal location for their new building. A new courthouse soon grew from the...
Would the Revolution Have Succeeded Without George Washington?
In 1965 James Flexner published the first volume of his biography of George Washington in which he coined the term now indelibly stamped on the...
Why Democrats Got the Politics of Immigration So Wrong for So Long
They spent more than a decade tacking left on the issue to win Latino votes. It may have cost them the White House—twice. The election of Donald...
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Shoot the Drones!
The skies over New Jersey have been littered with strange flying objects during the past two weeks; and the feds are either hiding the truth from terrified folks on the ground or scratching their collective heads along with the rest of us. Since early December, there...
Why Are Southern Cities Round?
Legend has it that the city of Laurens owes its existence to a brandy bottle. One day in the early 1800s, a group of men took a drinking break while looking for a place to build a new courthouse. One of them tossed an empty bottle, which landed on a hill. Upon closer...
To Bring Joy to America: End the Weaponization of the IRS
One of the highest priorities for the incoming Trump administration should be to end the Democrats' weaponization of powerful government agencies against taxpayers and businesses they don't like. Nowhere has this mission been more pernicious than the party-line vote...
News From Around the South, 12/9 to 12/16
SOUTH CAROLINA: Join An Archaeological Artifact Survey in S.C. for Free! HILTON HEAD, S.C. -- Join the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources Heritage Trust for a free guided tour of Green’s Shell Enclosure Heritage Preserve as they conduct an archaeological...
Will Donald Trump Stop Domestic Spying?
During the course of an FBI written response to a Freedom of Information Act request asking about the trade names and suppliers of surveillance software the FBI had purchased, the government has yet again quietly acknowledged its antipathy to constitutional provisions...