The FBI and Zero Click
During the Trump administration, the FBI paid $5 million to an Israeli software company for a license to use its “zero-click” surveillance software called Pegasus. Zero-click refers to software that can download the contents of a target’s computer or...
The Anti-Semetic History of the Union Army in the Civil War
Max Glass, a recent immigrant from Hungary, had an unhappy Civil War. Tricked out of his enlistment bonus when he joined the Eighth Connecticut Infantry — recent arrivals were soft touches for scam artists — Glass was then “abused for reason [sic] that I never...
Election Good, Bad & Ugly
The Good: We have divided government. Since Democrats no longer control Congress, they can’t bankrupt America quite so fast! The Bad: Prediction markets, which I touted as the best guide to elections, didn’t do so well. Yes, they correctly said Republicans...
News From Around the South 11/7 to 11/14
ALABAMA: Learning the ways of the time at Inzer House Red hot metal straight from the fire was hammered and coaxed into usable and necessary things that made living in past centuries more possible. Things like hinges to hold doors on homes and barns, and tools...
Florida, The New Capital Of The Red South
In what was an overall frustrating election night for Republicans, in which the oft-predicted “red wave” failed to materialize nationally, there was one state above all that provided a clear beacon of hope. That would be my adopted state of Florida. In the...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