American Heresy
The makers of our Constitution undertook to secure conditions favorable to the pursuit of happiness. ... They sought to protect Americans in their beliefs, their thoughts, their emotions and their sensations. They conferred, as against the Government, the right to be...
Dangers of Disease in American Revolutionary War
As America celebrates 250 years of independence, here is a look back at the price the Revolutionary War service members paid for freedom. Besides being killed by the enemy, the thing most feared by soldiers during the war was dying from disease — and with good reason....
Suddenly Accountable: For Social Media Giants, the Party May Be Over
There is lore about the 1862 meeting between Harriet Beecher Stowe, author of "Uncle Tom's Cabin," — the influential novel about slavery — and former President Abraham Lincoln. "So," President Lincoln is reported to have greeted her, "you're the woman who wrote the...
News From Around the South, 4/6 to 4/13
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 for themselves. State Rep. Jason DeWitt, R-Tioga, has...
Killing and Indifference
Is personal freedom a reality or a myth? Does the government execute the will of the governed or the will of those who finance its officials? Does the Bill of Rights restrain the government? Are the levers of government power pulled by those the governed have elected...
Echoes of Shiloh: Myth, Media, and the Civil War Landscape
by M. A. Kleen “There were men from every nation laid on those bloody plains, Fathers, sons, and brothers were numbered with the slain” – “Shiloh’s Hill,” M.G. Smith, Company C, 2nd Texas Infantry The acting left something to be desired, and the animated maps were...
Did You Really Think Trump Would Lower Prices?
Donald Trump's assault on our democratic institutions did not stop voters from giving him a second term. The top reason they cited for reelecting him was the economy, notably their unhappiness over high prices. During the campaign, Trump promised to "bring prices...
News From Around the South, 3/30 to 4/6
GEORGIA: Bill backed by Confederate monument defenders knocked down in the Georgia House Sponsor argued his bill would protect all monuments, not just Confederate monuments A bill backed by neo-Confederates that aimed to protect historic monuments from removal was...
The Iran Hawks Are Losing Their Judgment
I am an Iran hardliner. But I'm struggling to understand how other hardliners can be so credulous about President Donald Trump's leadership of this war. It's as if you were stranded by the side of the road and accepted a ride from an obviously drunk driver. Earlier...
Alabama man appeals 1991 murder conviction, citing evidence of trial attorney’s ties to KKK
Robin ‘Rocky’ Myers cites research that shows the man who represented him did work for Klan officials and spoke at KKK rallies. A former Alabama death row inmate is seeking a new trial after finding evidence that his trial attorney was affiliated with the Ku Klux...
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