Good Riddance to George Santos
It took three votes — and a scathing, 56-page report from the House Ethics Committee — to convince the requisite two-thirds majority necessary to expel a pathological liar from the House of Representatives. The question is not whether he deserved to be expelled, but...
News From Around the South, 11/27 to 12/4
TEXAS: Texas Secessionists Feel More Emboldened Than Ever WACO — Standing in front of a massive state flag on Saturday, Claver Kamau-Imani outlined his utopian vision of a Nation of Texas that he believes is just on the horizon. No taxes or Faucis, no speed zones or...
Smearing Capitalism
You must be lonely. The media say loneliness is everywhere in America. A Los Angeles Times columnist says, “There’s a mass loneliness crisis going on.” “Capitalism is Making You Lonely,” says Jacobin Magazine. Vox claims,...
Poor men south of Richmond? Why much of the rural South is in economic crisis
For a brief moment in the summer of 2023, the surprise No. 1 song “Rich Men North of Richmond” focused the country’s attention on a region that often gets overlooked in discussions of the U.S. economy. Although the U.S. media sometimes pays attention to the rural...
Tunnel to Towers Expands Mission to Leave No Veteran Behind
SHANKSVILLE, Pa. — Two Augusts ago, I joined Frank Siller a few miles from his quest to reach this Somerset County borough as part of his 537-mile tribute walk to all those lost in the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The walk started in Washington, D.C., and would end at...Obiter Dicta
The makers of our Constitution undertook to secure conditions favorable to the pursuit of happiness. … They sought to protect Read More
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Louisiana: Legislators could use their campaign cash for clothing if bill passes Louisiana lawmakers might lift a prohibition on using their campaign and political action committee funding to purchase clothing Read More