by editor | Jun 9, 2021 | Archive, Southern Partisan
The classics department at Princeton University recently decided that the idea that classics majors ought to know Latin or Greek has been a mistake. Old-fashioned, perhaps. Until now, undergrads who wanted to major in the study of classical texts needed to come into...
by editor | Jun 8, 2021 | Archive, Southern Partisan
“Take away this pudding; it has no theme,” is a comment attributed to Winston Churchill, when a disappointing dessert was put in front of him. Writers have used Churchill’s remark to describe a foreign policy that lacks coherence or centrality of...
by editor | Jun 7, 2021 | Archive, Southern Partisan
VIRGINIA: State Dedicating Historical Marker For “Central Lunatic Asylum” Site RICHMOND, Va. — A state historical marker will be dedicated Monday that highlights the Central Lunatic Asylum — the first standalone hospital for African Americans...
by editor | Jun 3, 2021 | Archive, Southern Partisan
“Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty.” — Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826). No one knows if Thomas Jefferson personally uttered those words. They have been widely attributed to him, but they don’t appear in any of his writings. If he did not...
by editor | Jun 2, 2021 | Archive, Southern Partisan
It was a cold morning last December when they finally took Stonewall Jackson down. No ceremony was held, no protesters gathered; snowflakes swirled in the air. A crane silently hoisted the enormous bronze Confederate general from his perch of 108 years. To many...
by editor | Jun 1, 2021 | Archive, Southern Partisan
Before the November election, candidate Joe Biden’s campaign let it be known that the Democratic nominee would part ways with environmental activists by supporting mining in the United States for technologies that reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Unnamed sources...