The Case Against Trump
It gives me no joy to write about prosecuting former President Donald J. Trump. He and I have been friends for nearly 40 years. We spoke many times during his presidency on a wide array of matters. Knowing him as I do and knowledgeable of the law and federal criminal...
Enslaved by George Washington, This Man Escaped to Freedom—and Joined the British Army
When an enslaved man named Harry escaped from Mount Vernon in July 1771, his enslaver, George Washington, placed ads in newspapers seeking his capture. According to Washington’s cash accounts ledger, the war hero and then-delegate in the Virginia House of...
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
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...
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....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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