Time Bomb

Time Bomb

Social Security is toast. So is Medicare. Too many of us old people live longer, so there are not enough working people to support us. Soon both Social Security and Medicare will be broke. Our politicians don’t have the guts to do anything about it. Or even talk...
News From Around the South, 6/5 to 6/12

News From Around the South, 6/5 to 6/12

KENTUCKY — Longtime Churches Expelled From Southern Baptist Convention Over Female Pastors LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The robed choir performed a rousing missionary chorus, the worshippers sang from the Baptist Hymnal, and the pastor preached on the need to listen...
Time Bomb

Is the GOP Tiptoeing Toward Normalcy?

Every morning, before we open our eyes, every one of us must grapple with the excruciating possibility that Donald Trump could be reelected. It’s the nightmare from which we cannot awake, at least for now. And yet, something is stirring in the Republican Party....
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The More the Merrier

Get ready for two more entries into the Republican race for the White House: Ron DeSantis, who has been unofficially running and is ready to really begin his campaign, and Sen. Tim Scott, the Black Republican, who this week officially jumped in the race. Scott, who is...
News From Around the South, 5/29 to 6/5

News From Around the South, 5/29 to 6/5

NORTH CAROLINA: Fort Bragg Drops Confederate Namesake in Army Rebranding FORT BRAGG, N.C. (AP) — Fort Bragg shed its Confederate namesake to become Fort Liberty in a Friday ceremony some veterans said was a small but important step in making the U.S. Army more...