Hurricanes Shaped Early Colonists’ Lives
We’re now well into the annual hurricane season. Here in the Lowcountry, it’s always a question of when — not if — the next storm will come through. Even before Charleston’s first permanent European settlers arrived in 1670, tropical storms played a role in our...
The Same 2 Men Will Debate, But They’re Not Their 2020 Selves
WASHINGTON — The first debate between now-President Joe Biden and then-President Donald Trump was held in Cleveland on Sept. 29, 2020. According to a FiveThirtyEight survey, nearly 60% of those who watched all or some of that debate rated Biden’s performance as...
News From Around the South 6/17 to 6/24
SOUTH CAROLINA: How a Revolutionary War battle in SC helped name two Navy ships, a festival and a book When Revolutionary War troops fought the Battle of Cowpens in 1781, the name only made sense: The area, now near Spartanburg, was dotted with literal cow pens. In...
What If It’s Dangerous to Be Right When the Government Is Wrong?
What if the government is a myth? What if it doesn’t produce what we pay it for? What if it fails to safeguard our lives, liberties and property from its own agents? What if nothing changes after these failures and after elections? What if we’re stuck with...
Map Shows States Where Juneteenth Is Recognized as a Public Holiday
Juneteenth National Independence Day was launched to celebrate the end of slavery in the U.S.—but not all citizens will enjoy a day off to mark the occasion. America’s newest federal holiday, named after a contraction of the date “June Nineteenth,”...Obiter Dicta
In a famous Supreme Court one-liner, reminding the legal community of the finality of the court’s rulings, the late Justice Read More
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SOUTH CAROLINA: ‘Just wonderful’: USC musicians perform at Congaree National Park for country’s 250th birthday In a celebration of American music, the student performers also hoped to introduce more people Read More