By Mande Wilkes || "Everything old is new again." Espousing principles that are at once classic and contemporary, Ron Paul is revolutionizing Americana by reminding us both of democracy's power and its limits. Indeed, Paul's political legacy will be as much about his victories as his ultimate defeat
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Dear Editor, I’m voting for Ron Paul because our government has gotten so out of control that a status quo administration does not have the ability or fortitude to reign it in. I see Ron Paul as a non partisan candidate in that he can drum support from both/all parties and most importantly, the
Read story »Dear Editor, I'm voting for Ron Paul in the South Carolina primary because he represents a current within the Republican Party and the Right in general in the United States that has largely been forgotten or misrepresented. Many Americans have short memories and too often suffer from the "arrogance
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... in a political climate in which buzz words like "hope," and "change" are so casually tossed around as to be meaningless, Congressman Paul offers our nation the only hope for real change. Our nation is mired in three foreign wars that Dr. Paul warned against, remains in the midst of an economic collapse
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U.S. Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) wants an audit of the gold in Fort Knox - assuming there's any in there. Paul - a 2012 presidential candidate and chairman of a House subcommittee on domestic monetary policy - wants to know whether the gold contained in the U.S. Bullion Depository is real. To find out,
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In commenting on the latest economic output numbers for the Palmetto state, Clemson University economist Bruce Yandle (above) offered his thoughts on what South Carolina leaders can do to make our state more competitive. While Yandle didn't specifically embrace any of the tax, spending, academic or
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U.S. taxpayers have spent more than $3.6 million over the last decade getting monkeys high on PCP, meth, cocaine, heroin and other drugs, according to CNS News. Conducted at the University of Minnesota, this "study" was funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), which is part of the National
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Meet Logan. He and his family are from the island of Lamotrek in the outer islands of Yap State, Micronesia. Logan is a Habele scholarship winner who needs your support. With a population of just 350, Lamotrek is located 600 miles away from the state capital of Yap Proper - home to over 6,000
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By Will Folks || I'm writing this post in the first person because I wanted to correctly apply a quote from Gone With The Wind. Specifically, "I don't know nothin' bout birthin' no babies." Well ... not much. I've seen it happen, obviously, but that's about it. Oh ... and I clearly know how the
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We were minding our business Monday night when one of our good friends from Charleston, S.C. forwarded us a YouTube clip starring one of her good friends ... Now? We're far too distracted to work ... and consumed by a sudden urge to ... hula hoop? The video in question (above) stars Lowcountry
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We've written about this self-important circle jerk before, but RedState.com editor Erick Erickson is once again busily promoting his website's annual meeting in Charleston, S.C. this summer. Erickson's guest of honor? S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley ... who will probably feel right at home with so many penises
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From SCGOP Chairman Chad Connelly on down, Republican party leaders across South Carolina are firmly in governor Nikki Haley's camp when it comes to her decision to call lawmakers into "emergency" session next week. Among Haley's biggest backers? Charleston GOP chairwoman Lin Bennett, who took
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