Southern Politics

June 30, 2006 - For a long moment, the Duke Lacrosse case was the national story, bursting from the squalid swamps of Nancy Grace sensationalism to dominate news cycles everywhere. Clearly, the story hit a nerve.

June 15, 2006 - This week, some 12,000 members of the Southern Baptist Convention -- the ground troops of conservative fundamentalism in America -- gathered in Greensboro, N.C. to pick a new leader, debate theology, and set their direction for the coming years.

June 13, 2006 - Here's an interesting item:

June 2, 2006 - Here's how free speech works in the town of Bentonville, Arkansas -- home of the Goliath of retail itself, Wal-Mart.

May 30, 2006 - Outgoing Florida Gov. Jeb Bush uses his line-item veto power to "reward allies" and punish critics in his final budget action. He also says "...if there was some liberal Democrat in this office, it would have been a hell of a lot worse."

May 19, 2006 - You know desperation is setting in when politicians start invoking "baby Jesus" to justify bribes:

May 18, 2006 - We had an interesting situation play out this week in the Tennessee General Assembly. Gov.