South Carolina has had a remarkable presence in the national spotlight lately: • For a few months, the national titles in three major college sports belonged to S.C. teams – the outgoing champion Coastal Carolina Chanticleer baseball team as well as the r

After recent travels around the English countryside and a few cities, I’d like to share this “yank’s” observations. • I never saw a stop sign, instead there were roundabouts and Give Way signs – similar to our yield signs. An English family that lived i

By Phil Noble It has always been a source of great bewilderment to me the huge hypocritical gulf between how we as Southern men talk about women – and how we treat them. Our historic culture is that we put women on a pedestal, we dress them in hoop skirts

School is out and summer fun is in full swing. While kids today spend time at a wide variety of day camps and organized activities, the kids of my generation came up with our own plans to fill our summer days.

While President Donald Trump wants to cut taxes, there are others who hope to raise them – by taxing carbon. The idea has long been supported by environmentalists and left-leaning groups, but recently it has found support among some establishment Republic

For every complex problem, there is an answer that is clear, simple and wrong.” H. L. Mencken The South Carolina Legislature seems to live by this.

This article is about a father who put several of his kids through expensive colleges but one son wanted to be a Marine. An interesting observation by this dad and commentary that says a lot about our failing and fallen society. By Frank Schaeffer The W

Below are comments and quotes reminding us of the value of our earthly fathers and step-fathers: “A good father is one of the most unsung, unpraised, unnoticed, and yet one of the most valuable assets in our society.” Billy Graham “I believe that what w

By Hannah Hill for TheNerve.org The State published a story with the headline “SC pension deal will hit cities, counties, schools hard.” It’s referring to the astronomical increase in employer contributions to the state pension fund. The bill, now signed

By Lee H. Hamilton I’ve had a number of conversations recently that convince me our country is divided into two political camps separated by a deep and uncomfortably wide gap. No, I’m not talking about liberals and conservatives, or pro- and anti-Trump v

Across our nation and even in our own state, are some interesting, and unusual, names of cities and towns. No doubt, the stories behind these names would make an entertaining book. For instance, in South Carolina we have No Man’s Land, Spiderweb, Tickle H

By Don Weaver With tax day now behind us, it is worth reminding the taxpaying public and federal lawmakers of the woeful state of the American tax code. For starters, Congress hasn’t significantly reformed the tax code in more than 30 years. Taxes on A

By Armstrong Williams It really is a shame. During my Town Hall interview conducted on my Sirius XM 126 Radio in which HUD Secretary Ben Carson began to explain some of the principles and market dynamics affecting policy initiatives at HUD, Carson noted

South Carolinians have and are contributing much to our state and our country. Following is a small sample: Robert Mills, architect of the Washington Monument and many of famous buildings, was born in Charleston. Harlem Renaissance artist William H. John

By Phil Noble For hundreds of years, we in Western society have thought about things with a lineal and increment mind set. Progress – in society, commerce, science, engineering, etc., – was believed to be something that happens sequentially, usually slowl