News From Around the South, 12/4 to 12/11
VIRGINIA: GOP Lawmakers Try to Stop Removal of Confederate Monument From Arlington National Cemetery House Republicans are aiming to block the Pentagon from removing a Confederate memorial from Arlington National Cemetery. A group of GOP lawmakers led by Rep. Andrew...
American Hubris
For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind.” — Hosea 8:7 The debacle of the nearly 20-year American occupation of Afghanistan continues in Joe Biden’s America today. This disaster began when President George W. Bush — stung deeply by...
The 10 best Barbecue Joints in the South
The personality and innovation used to marinate, smoke, and grill meats is almost a religion in many parts of the South. Barbeque recipes are guarded like treasure, the ingenuity of equipment can rival a NASA space program, and the term “low and slow” is more than a...
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...Obiter Dicta
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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