George Who?

Back in the ’90s, my ex-husband wrote a movie about a con man who discovers where the money is and runs for Congress and actually gets elected. The movie, “The Distinguished Gentleman,” was very funny. In real life, it’s not so funny. I wonder...

News From Around the South, 1/16 to 1/23

TEXAS: Lamakers Want To Remove Confederate Heroes Day HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A Texas lawmaker is pushing to eliminate a state holiday that’s celebrated on Jan. 19. That holiday is known as “Confederate Heroes Day,” and it was created in 1973...
The FBI And Personal Liberty

The FBI And Personal Liberty

Among the lesser-known holes in the Constitution cut by the Patriot Act of 2001 was the destruction of the “wall” between federal law enforcement and federal spies. The wall was erected in the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, which...
Monument: The Untold Story of Stone Mountain

Monument: The Untold Story of Stone Mountain

Atlanta History Center explores the controversial history of the Stone Mountain carving through a documentary film and online resources. The carving on the side of Stone Mountain is the largest Confederate monument in the world. The mountain is engraved with a...
The FBI And Personal Liberty

The Other Shoe

The other shoe just dropped. Or maybe it’s the first shoe. It’s a new committee to keep an eye on the way the government collects information on private citizens. Good idea? Sure, why not. As the new speaker, Kevin McCarthy, put it, “Government...