The Right Sort of Nostalgia Makes Democracy Work Better
BEDFORD, Pennsylvania — For a brief moment, it was like stepping back in time when a series of 1920s Bentley Roadsters chugged up along the ridge of the winding Lincoln Highway in the mountains of Somerset County. The drivers and passengers alike were wearing goggles,...
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SOUTH CAROLINA: 26-mile Revolutionary War trail in SC will remember patriot path to Kings Mountain victory CHEROKEE COUNTY — A 26-mile section of the Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail in Cherokee County will be developed with federal funding. Trails will...
Whatever Happened to the Freedom of Speech?
When James Madison was a member of Congress in 1791 and charged with drafting the Bill of Rights, he made two grammatical demands. One was that the word “the” precede “freedom of speech” in the First Amendment, and the other was a command in...
Evidence of a monumental struggle emerges as volunteers clear Civil War battle site
RIDGELAND — Cathy DeCourcy, treasurer of the Friends of Honey Hill Battlefield, zipped around the location of the 1864 battle behind the wheel of a side-by-side ATV, delivering water, snacks and encouragement to the teams of volunteers dispersed across the 75-acre...
A Turning Point for American Foreign Policy?
Was the passage by the House last Saturday and the Senate on Tuesday of the foreign aid package with money for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan a turning point in American foreign policy? It certainly was a turnabout in rhetoric and in partisan behavior. House Speaker Mike...Obiter Dicta
“If all mankind minus one were of one opinion, and only one person were of the contrary opinion, Mankind would Read More
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NORTH CAROLINA: Bragg to Liberty and back Again: Ceremony Rechristens Army Post Once Named for a Confederate FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — The short-lived existence of Fort Liberty came to an Read More