To Enforce the Laws Faithfully
When the IRS announced two weeks ago that it would not enforce a section of federal law commonly called the Johnson Amendment, many clerics rejoiced. The Johnson Amendment — named for its author, then-Sen. Lyndon B. Johnson — strikes a bargain with charities. You...
The Helicopter Designed by A Union Chief Engineer
Major General Benjamin Butler was a political general with no prewar military experience and a reputation for concocting and supporting unconventional ideas. Lieutenant Colonel Theodore Lyman, aide-de-camp to Maj. Gen. George Meade, ventured to Butler’s Richmond front...
Trump Caught In His Own Trap
A new poll, on a matter that adamantly should not be decided by untutored public opinion, finds that 79% of Americans believe all of the documents relating to the Epstein case should be disclosed. A shocking result? Not quite. Ask Americans, who’ve been hearing...
News From Around the South, 7/14 to 7/21
SOUTH CAROLINA: John C. Calhoun statue to be re-erected as Charleston settles lawsuit The toppled statue of John C. Calhoun will soon change hands from city storage to a group with plans to display it again, five years after its removal. Charleston has reached a...Obiter Dicta
The rush to exonerate Trump from the implications of the Epstein birthday book message reveals a contradiction at the heart Read More
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GEORGIA — National civil rights museum expanding. Unlike Smithsonian, Trump has no immediate sway over its content A popular museum in Atlanta is expanding at a critical moment in the Read More