by editor | Mar 16, 2023 | Archive, Southern Partisan
Indigo was once so vital to the state people called it “blue gold.” As interest in the dye reignites, historic sites are shining a light on its past. CHARLESTON, S.C. — At Charleston landmarks such as McLeod Plantation and the Aiken-Rhett House, visitors learn...
by editor | Mar 13, 2023 | Archive, Southern Partisan
“I have no respect for the passion of equality,” Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., one of America’s great jurists, once declared, “which seems to me merely idealizing envy.” But envy, and its sister vice, greed, are very much back in fashion...
by editor | Mar 13, 2023 | Archive, Southern Partisan
GEORGIA: Clayton County Holding On To Confederate Street Names CLAYTON COUNTY, Ga. — A proposal to part ways with Georgia’s Confederate past was shot down during a Clayton County Board of Commissioners meeting. During Tuesday’s meeting, the measure to...
by editor | Mar 8, 2023 | Archive, Southern Partisan
A friend on Facebook posted a picture of Bob Hope in drag, entertaining the troops. No Republican legislators in sight. No protests. No problem. Comedian Melissa McCarthy is right. In a viral post, she defended drag queens. Why not? We’ve all been entertained by...
by editor | Mar 7, 2023 | Archive, Southern Partisan
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — The University of North Carolina (UNC) moved against encroaching woke culture and voted to ban diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) statements and politically preferential hiring. UNC voted to ban DEI statements and compelled speech from...
by editor | Mar 6, 2023 | Archive, Southern Partisan
Oh how conservatives loved to hate the media. The leftward tilt of the big prestige press was irritating for those of us on the other side, and compounding the offense were ritualistic denials that emanated from the likes of CBS and The New York Times. Does it strike...