FOXES GUARDING HENHOUSE As the fallout from #NukeGate continues cascading across the South Carolina political landscape, it’s been curious to see how the Palmetto State’s so-called...
“FAMILY REASONS” Fiscally liberal South Carolina state representative Mike Ryhal has resigned his legislative office citing “family reasons,” reporter Andy Shain of The (Charleston, S.C.) Post...
PROPER PRIVATIZATION … South Carolina governor Henry McMaster – the consummate political insider – surprised us this week by taking a page from the playbook of...
DEMOCRATS? REPUBLICANS? WHAT’S THE POINT? We’ve written repeatedly on the growing lack of distinction between Democrats and “Republicans.” Our basic point? There is no red...
“KEEPING MYRTLE BEACH SAFE” The crony capitalist Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce (MBACC) – a heavily taxpayer-subsidized association that acts as the de facto governing...
CRISIS POINT … The news that South Carolina’s government-run utility – Santee Cooper – was abandoning the construction of a pair of new nuclear reactors...
CHARGES FACE SCRUTINY The ongoing federal-state investigation into criminal corruption in South Carolina state government has overcome quite a bit since we first reported on...