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Todd Blanche and the Department of Political Justice
There is perhaps no more dangerous appointment in a constitutional republic than an attorney general who mistakes his obligation to...
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News From Around the South, 11/2 to 11/9
FLORIDA: AI company accused of generating child porn claims it’s been ‘cooperating with law enforcement’ The artificial intelligence company...
History Professor Awarded Best Book in Southern History Prize
Assistant professor Amanda Laury Kleintop’s book “Counting the Cost of Freedom: The Fight for Compensated Emancipation after the Civil War” was recently awarded the Charles S. Sydnor Book Prize. The Southern Historical Association has awarded the 2026 Charles S. Sydnor Book Prize for the best book in Southern history to Amanda Laury Kleintop, an assistant professor of History, for her...
Democrats’ Victories in the South Scramble Political Map
In the South, Republicans fell in some conservative strongholds for the first time in decades and lost by huge margins in swing states. Democrats...
How this laid-back South Carolina city became a trending food destination
Greenville—home to Michelin’s North America headquarters and the setting for the next season of Top Chef—has transformed from a Southern-centered...
Recent Articles
Todd Blanche and the Department of Political Justice
There is perhaps no more dangerous appointment in a constitutional republic than an attorney general who mistakes his obligation to defend the Constitution for a choice to defend the president. Todd Blanche is demonstrating, with alarming regularity, that he does not...
History Professor Awarded Best Book in Southern History Prize
Assistant professor Amanda Laury Kleintop’s book “Counting the Cost of Freedom: The Fight for Compensated Emancipation after the Civil War” was recently awarded the Charles S. Sydnor Book Prize. The Southern Historical Association has awarded the 2026 Charles S....
What the Democrats Need to Do
The instinct to get even must be nearly overwhelming. After two years of getting pounded every day by the Trumpers, of fighting hard when you know you're going to lose every vote, of indignities large and small inflicted on the Democratic minority, the tables are...
News From Around the South, 11/2 to 11/9
FLORIDA: AI company accused of generating child porn claims it’s been ‘cooperating with law enforcement’ The artificial intelligence company targeted by a Attorney General James Uthmeier legal complaint says it is working with law enforcement, contrary to the A.G.’s...
What Has the Government Done to Our Freedoms?
Does the government work for us, or do we work for the government? We pay its taxes, obey its laws and regulations, finance its wars and submit to its surveillance. We are told that all of this is necessary for personal safety, collective prosperity and national...
