Tariffs and the Constitution
“No doctrine involving more pernicious consequences was ever invented by the wit of man than that any of [the Constitution’s] provisions can be suspended during any of the great exigencies of government.” — Ex Parte Milligan, Supreme Court of the...
Volunteer Archivists Decipher Thousands of Untold Stories from the American Revolution
In 1777, drunken British soldiers stormed into Sarah Martin’s home in Woodbridge, New Jersey and demanded that she cook them ham and eggs. Hostile and impatient, the soldiers threatened to kill her youngest child, who cried as she prepared the meal. One of the...
President Laura Loomer?
She is a self-styled Islamophobe, a proud white nationalist and a conspiracy theorist. She called 9/11 an “inside job.” She has been banned from Facebook, Instagram, Twitter (pre-Musk), PayPal, Uber and Lyft, among others, for hate speech and posting...
News From Around the South 3/31 to 4/7
VIRGINIA: New Library of Congress exhibit delves into Revolutionary War rivals with help from VCU’s Brooke Newman The history professor provides expertise for ‘Parallel Lives,’ an installation about two famous Georges that ties into America’s upcoming 250th...
Random Acts of Intimidation
According to Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary, “The White House, in coordination with the Department of Justice, has dismissed more than 50 U.S. attorneys and deputies in the past few weeks.” One of those dismissed was Adam Schleifer, a...Obiter Dicta
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SOUTH CAROLINA: Furman U researchers uncover 1,238 racially restrictive deeds connected to former board chairman In the post-World War 2 era, Alester G. Furman Jr. was in charge of the Read More