Government and Freedom
Last week, presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. asked me to moderate what he called “The Real Debate.” Kennedy was angry with CNN because it wouldn’t let him join its Trump-Biden debate. His people persuaded Elon Musk to carry his Real Debate...
News From Around the South, 6/24 to 7/1
FLORIDA: Historian Receives $1.5M to Expand Black History Tours Marvin Dunn, one of Florida’s most esteemed historians, will broaden the scope of his “Teach the Truth” tours thanks to a $1.5 million grant courtesy of the Mellon Foundation. The funding will allow Dunn...
Julian Assange is Free!
It wasn’t until 1969 that the Supreme Court’s modern First Amendment jurisprudence made it clear that whenever there is a clash between the government and a person over the constitutionality of the person’s speech, the courts will give every benefit...
Hurricanes Shaped Early Colonists’ Lives
We’re now well into the annual hurricane season. Here in the Lowcountry, it’s always a question of when — not if — the next storm will come through. Even before Charleston’s first permanent European settlers arrived in 1670, tropical storms played a role in our...
The Same 2 Men Will Debate, But They’re Not Their 2020 Selves
WASHINGTON — The first debate between now-President Joe Biden and then-President Donald Trump was held in Cleveland on Sept. 29, 2020. According to a FiveThirtyEight survey, nearly 60% of those who watched all or some of that debate rated Biden’s performance as...Obiter Dicta
PITTSBURGH — Walking out of the Allegheny County Republican election night event at a local luxury hotel, the young men Read More
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GEORGIA: Georgia lawmaker proposes ‘Confederate History Month’ ATLANTA – A Georgia lawmaker on Monday defended his proposal asking House colleagues to recognize “Confederate History Month,” but black lawmakers charge it Read More