Government Competency
An oxymoron is “a combination of contradictory or incongruous words,” according to the Merriam-Webster online dictionary. Think of the phrases “open secret” or “working vacation.” This week, the oxymoron that came to my mind was...
10 Best Bars in the South
It may have been a while since you put on a pair of “nice pants” to go to a bar, but when that very 2022 confluence of joie de vivre and pandemic ennui begins to stir and you hear about a new piano bar with red booths or a semisecret room with Kubrick-level design...
What Makes Biden So Pugnacious?
That friendly fist bump with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman might not have been such a defining moment — had Biden not first set himself up. During the 2020 campaign, Biden said that when he encounters the prince, he would treat him like the...
News From Around the South 7/18 to 7/25
VIRGINIA: Varina Farmland Where Civil War Battle Fought to be Preserved in Perpetuity Growing up in Varina in the 1940s and ’50s, Howard Eberly played on his family’s farm, swam in the creek and found “treasures” on the land. Turns out, some of those treasures are...
Why Keep A Government That Fails Us?
The failure of law enforcement at all levels — local, state and federal — to protect 19 children who were slaughtered by a madman in Uvalde, Texas, in May has raised serious questions about the role of police in our once-free society. Admittedly, the Uvalde case was...Obiter Dicta
Of course the state has a legitimate interest in preventing minors from accessing porn online that is intended for adults. Read More
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SOUTH CAROLINA: S.C. Parks Dept. Seeks $18M to Open Four New State Parks COLUMBIA — Four new state parks could open in 2025, if South Carolina’s parks department receives the Read More