July 16, 2007 -
Missed this item -- which came out just before July 4 -- but Facing South readers may still find it of interest. According to a poll by the Pew Research Center in June, U.S. residents love their country -- fully 90% answer "yes" to the question, "are you very patriotic?"
July 13, 2007 -
It's not unusual for Southern politics to go through a few weeks tainted by scandal. But over the last month, a veritable popcorn machine of crooked deals and moral failings have burst across the region's headlines, leaving even the most jaded politicos aghast.
July 12, 2007 -
In a follow up on a incident we mentioned here back in May, Congress has directed the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to review a policy that withholds information about nuclear safety accidents from public view.
July 12, 2007 -
Here's an interesting rumor from a local newspaper blog and their man in Nashville regarding Tennessee Republican Senator Lamar Alexander and Vanderbilt University that could have huge implications for the 2008 Senate elections if true.
July 12, 2007 -
After weeks of delays and detours -- and attempts by some to derail the legislation with false alarms about "voter fraud" - the North Carolina legislature yesterday finally OK'd a major election reform: "s
July 12, 2007 -
Jacob Faber, a researcher with the Center for Social Inclusion, recently looked at how policies on post-Katrina housing and business development are laying a blueprint for the expulsion of New Orleans' black residents at RaceWire, the Colorl
July 12, 2007 -
We've reported here on concerns raised by National Hurricane Center Director Bill Proenza that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration was wasting money on a frivolous 200th anniversary celebration while front-line researchers faced budget shortfalls and a failing satelli