Recently, the State of Florida did something very commendable – it issued an official apology for the institution of slavery. As a South Carolinian, Florida’s apology makes me wonder - what about my State? What actions are being taken in South Carolina to heal the wounds of slavery?
Well, we are making some progress: The House just passed a bill to [...]
Entries from March 2008
March 29, 2008
It Is Not Always Easy To Speak Up For What Is Right
March 26, 2008
Confederate Flag Economics
How much does it cost us to fly the Confederate flag from our Statehouse grounds? Well, our state is arguably the most beautiful and the most hospitable in the entire nation. It should be really awesome here for citizens, residents, and visitors. We’ve got great people, great food, great history and culture, wonderful beaches and lakes, fantastic [...]
March 26, 2008
Speaking Truth to Power
In his book Powers & Prospects, the author and activist Noam Chomsky has some advice: “The responsibility of the writer as a moral agent is to try to bring the truth about matters of human significance to an audience that can do something about them.” He says further,
I strongly disagree [with the slogan "Speak truth [...]
March 25, 2008
Representative Democracy
Jefferson “Don’t blame me, I voted for Breckinridge” Davis started the Civil War because he and the leaders of several southern states felt that they were not represented by Abraham Lincoln, who won the presidential election of 1860 without the support of any of the southern states.
Well, yeah, it stinks to think that there’s no one in your government who actually [...]
