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VIRGINIA: Virginia Museum of History and Culture launches Revolution Revisited podcast Calling all history buffs! The Virginia Museum of History and Culture is launching a podcast that you don’t want to miss. “Explore the American Revolution in a whole new way with...
A Republic of Spies
In 2021, to his credit, President Joe Biden warned the American public against the dangers of zero-click spyware manufactured by an Israeli corporation. Zero-click is unwanted software that can expose the entire contents of one's mobile or desktop device to prying...
A Free Online Toolkit Aims to Help Groups in S.C. Preserve Black History
WEST COLUMBIA — Managing a preservation and renovation project like that of the Edgewood School is no easy feat. Cindye Richburg-Cotton and her team at West Columbia's Brookland-Lakeview Empowerment Center write and manage grants, review proposals for roofing and...
Trump’s Citizenship Decree Contradicts the 14th Amendment and 127 Years of Judicial Precedent
In practical terms, Donald Trump's attempt to nullify birthright citizenship by executive decree, which ran into immediate legal trouble last week, is probably the least significant element of his immigration crackdown. But it is telling as an indication of the...
News From Around the South, 1/20 to 1/27
GEORGIA: Former Georgia Southern Professor Publishes Novel On Founding of Savannah Yamacraw Bluff, a historical novel charting the trials and tribulations of Savannah’s founders, is gaining attention in Amazon’s top books in cultural history. The novel, written by...
TikTok and the Freedom of Speech
"Congress shall make no law ... abridging the freedom of speech or of the press..." —First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution During the oral argument before the Supreme Court in the famous Pentagon Papers case, a fascinating colloquy took place between Justice...
Revolutionary War Battle Commemorated Over 2 Centuries After Cowpens Clash
GAFFNEY, S.C. — On Jan. 17, 1781, a late-stage Revolutionary War battle in the South Carolina backcountry ended in an American victory, hampering the British war effort in the South and helping set the stage for their surrender at Yorktown. This instrumental clash —...
Steven Rinella Brings Survivalist Skills to Trace America’s Greatest Mysteries
Steven Rinella is taking his skills as a survivalist, thrill-seeker and master storyteller to the History Channel for a new eight-part series that will take viewers on an outdoor adventure steeped in history while trying to solve some of America's most enduring...
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VIRGINIA: Virginia Museum of History and Culture launches Revolution Revisited podcast Calling all history buffs! The Virginia Museum of History and Culture is launching a podcast that you don’t want to miss. “Explore the American Revolution in a whole new way with...
Minors and Pornography
Of course the state has a legitimate interest in preventing minors from accessing porn online that is intended for adults. Who could be against that? Certainly not the state of Texas, which overwhelmingly passed a law requiring porn sites to verify the age of users...
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