News From Around the South 12/12 to 12/19

News From Around the South 12/12 to 12/19

VIRGINIA: Richmond Removes Last City-Owned Confederate Statue RICHMOND, Va. — (AP) — The city of Richmond — the capital of the Confederacy for most of the Civil War — removed its last city-owned Confederate statue Monday, more than two years after it began to purge...
Do Americans Even Know How To Agree?

Do Americans Even Know How To Agree?

Paging through the latest survey research from More in Common, I came upon a phrase that deserves to be carved in stone: “conflict entrepreneurs.” You know them. They are the arsonists who incessantly inflame every disagreement in order to boost their own...
Do Americans Even Know How To Agree?

Joe Biden And The Price Of Gas

It doesn’t sound like much, but President Joe Biden is doing better on Main Street. His overall approval ratings have been slowly improving since August, when gas prices finally settled down and Biden won congressional approval for the Inflation Reduction Act....
News From Around the South 12/5 to 12/12

News From Around the South 12/5 to 12/12

Tennessee: Nashville to Unveil New Civil War Trails Sign Recognizing the Service of African American Soldiers on December 15 Nashville, TN – Be part of history as we unveil a Civil War Trails sign at STEM Prep Academy on Thursday, December 15th at 10:00am. The...
Do Americans Even Know How To Agree?

Protecting the Speech We Hate

“Those who lack the courage to change history are sadly doomed to become its objects.” — Rev. Fr. Alfred Delp, S.J. (1907-1945) Not too long ago, it was considered unfashionable to discuss the Nazis in Germany in the 1930s and ’40s in terms of...