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Over the Rainbow: The future of no promo homo laws in public education
“Queer people exist in the rural South,” Annabeth Mellon told NBC News while describing her experience as a bisexual student in the...
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Apr 6, 20215 min read


Combatting Domestic Abuse in South Carolina
South Carolina’s women are being killed. In the past 10 years, more than 300 women have died at the hands of men — that’s one woman every...
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Nov 8, 20155 min read


To Live and Die In Dixie: History and Reality In the Deep South
The flag of South Carolina is a white palm tree against a blue background, meant to represent liberty, heroics and independence emulated...
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Mar 20, 20155 min read


Votin’ with a Voice: The Accented Change of Democratic Populists
The phrase “American accent” is a paradox. There are over 20 recognized dialects of “American English” alone, and there are nearly...
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Mar 6, 20154 min read


Book Review: The New Mind of the South
A friend and reader of my column (thanks to all the readers!) lent me a copy of Tracy Thompson’s book, “The New Mind of the South,” to...
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Apr 7, 20142 min read
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