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The beating heart of the Civil War

It was a Sunday in April, a church service in Brownsville. The pastor, Presbyterian minister R.M. Wallace, told his congregants, ëƵIt is the duty of all citizens to aid the constitutional authorities in maintaining the supremacy of the Constitution and the laws.ëƵThe national government,ëƵ ...

The return of Jim Crow?

We live in a world where new ideas should be applauded.The good ones.In Georgia, though, thereëƵs a new idea thatëƵs become a nationwide head-scratcher. Deservedly so.You canëƵt hand any refreshments to a person standing in line at a polling place.ThatëƵs illegal now in Georgia.Who was the ...

Step up, lawmakers, it’s time to tell the truth

Republican lawmakers who publicly refute the 2020 election results that placed Joe Biden in the White House have some explaining to do if they are to be taken seriously and, more importantly, if they are to save the experiment of American democracy.Democracy requires truth-telling. It operates ...

Scout beating bushes for talent finds a dad

The past year has not been a good year for the country, as we know. It was equally horrific for baseball, which, beginning last April, lost nine all-time greats, including the incomparable Henry Aaron.Eight of the nine were players. One, Tommy Lasorda, was inducted into the Hall of Fame as a ...

What’s goin’ on

If you ever hear I've been hit by a truck, a train, or a wheelbarrow, rush to the hospital and blast this in my ear: ëƵMother, Mother there's too many of you crying ...ëƵOne line and I'm already yanking out my IV, then I'm dancing around the emergency room.ëƵBrother, Brother, Brother ëƵ ...

Future uncertain: so what else is new?

Here is a political story thatëƵs aged maybe too well, given the shaky condition of our institutions and of our democracy. It takes place in January 1934, as the Great Depression rages on.At least one person ëƵ the principal character in this short narrative ëƵ correctly sensed that the ...