military
December 16, 2011 -
With the U.S. war in Iraq declared to be officially over, a look at the conflict's costs by the numbers.
September 27, 2010 -
It's been clear for a while that the South's political clout will grow after the 2010 Census data was released next year and used to redo the nation's Congressional districts. But a new projection suggests the region's gains will be even bigger than had been estimated earlier, with Southern states picking as many as eight House seats and Electoral College votes for president.
May 22, 2009 -
This Memorial Day is going to be especially hard in places like Fort Hood, Texas, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina and Fort Campbell, Kentucky.Why?
November 11, 2008 -
Veterans Day has a special meaning in the South. As the Institute has documented, a disproportionate share of the nation's soldiers come from and are based in the South, and the armed services have a central place in Southern life and politics.
November 6, 2008 -
Region's attitudes marked by "sadness," reluctance to endure future war costs
July 8, 2008 -
We recently reported on a lawsuit charging three Virginia companies with involvement in torturing detainees in Iraq's notorious Abu Ghraib prison.
May 26, 2008 -
As the website iCasualties, which catalogs Iraq war casualties, reported in March:
