War And The Constitution
Can the president fight any war he wishes? Can Congress fund any war it chooses? Are there constitutional and legal requirements that must first be met before war is waged? Can the United States legally attack an ally? These questions should be front and center in a...
British Sea Captain Drove Pirates From Beaufort Coast — His Reward Just Went Up For Auction
BEAUFORT — When an unnamed family from Manhattan presented a silver cup to Sotheby’s New York in December, John Ward knew the auction house had received something special. “The beauty and the importance of the cup as a piece of silver stands on its own,” said Ward,...
Disinformation, Inc. vs. The Founding Fathers
How many people believe, really believe, in freedom of speech? Or, as Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes wrote, not just “free thought for those who agree with us but freedom for the thought that we hate”? The answer is not as many as I supposed before reading...
News From Around the South 2/13 to 2/20
ALABAMA: Courthouse Resolution Sparks Debate Abouut Confederate Monuments Earlier this month the American Bar Association urged state and local governments to remove Confederate memorabilia and other symbols from courthouses. It’s being met with skepticism in deeply...
Live Civil War Artillery Shell Found at Gettysburg
The Civil War nearly claimed another casualty after an archaeologist discovered a live artillery round buried under a foot of dirt at Gettysburg National Military Park in Pennsylvania. Park employees shut down roads and cleared the area around the 7-inch-tall shell,...Obiter Dicta
Following the Eating Pets imbroglio, one would think that undecided voters would have their doubts quelled about how to vote Read More
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SOUTH CAROLINA: Lowcountry Fossil Hunter is Sharing Ancient Finds in a Modern Way GOOSE CREEK — Waist-deep in a Charleston-area river, a pair of goggles atop his head and inflatable Read More