News From Around the South 4/3 to 4/10
LOUISIANA: Lafayette’s Namesake Was A Hero In Both The United States And France The statue of the Marquis de Lafayette and the Greater Southwest Louisiana Mardi Gras Association flag are pictured outside city hall following the 2023 Mardi Gras flag raising...
Who Is Really Undermining the Rule of Law?
You hear it said in responsible quarters of the right that Democrats are undermining the rule of law by handing up an indictment of Donald Trump. Sure, they acknowledge, Trump has done terrible things, but by bringing this case, Democrats are twisting the law to get...
Governor Delares Confederate Heritage Month in Mississippi
For the fourth year in a row, Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves has signed a proclamation declaring April as Confederate Heritage Month in Mississippi, keeping alive a 30-year-old tradition that former Republican Gov. Kirk Fordice first began. Black people make up 38% of...
News That Makes You Sick
In 2016, the prolific author and economist Thomas Sowell gave up his syndicated column after a quarter-century. A few months later, I asked him how it felt. He was delighted. The best part, he confided, was not having to read the news so assiduously every day. Hoo...
News From Around the South 3/27 to 3/31
FLORIDA: Ceremony Marks Revolutionary War’s Final Naval Battle CAPE CANAVERAL: Unbeknownst to most Space Coast residents, the final sea battle of the Revolutionary War — where Capt. John Barry, “the father of the U.S. Navy,” soundly defeated a...Obiter Dicta
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Louisiana: Legislators could use their campaign cash for clothing if bill passes Louisiana lawmakers might lift a prohibition on using their campaign and political action committee funding to purchase clothing Read More