Topic: American Civil War

We are not all descendants of American slavery, but to be an American is to have inherited its legacy, and its lessons. 

It’s Friday!  Memory Lane Outsource resource: As far back as 1996, the Georgia Public Policy Foundation maintained that for the city of Atlanta to prosper, “it must privatize, consolidate city […]

Merriam-Webster will surely pick a pandemic-related term as 2020’s “word of the year.” Coronavirus, social distancing or quarantine would be apt. My choice is “liminal,” which that dictionary defines as […]

In “Time for a Reboot,” Checker Finn highlights four drivers of tomorrow’s education reforms. By Kelly McCutchen In “Time for a Reboot,” Checker Finn highlights four drivers of tomorrow’s education reforms: 1. Individualization. […]

Schools are preparing to close after a year of struggling to impart not just academics but character. In some cases, it’s even tougher to teach character.   By Benita M. […]

It is somewhat understandable why the Atlanta highway system was built like a wheel with the city at the center and interstates fanning out from the core. Think about our […]

One of the most striking results of the vote on Amendment 1, which was approved by Georgia voters on Tuesday and creates an independent commission to authorize public charter schools […]

By James H. Rust While campaigning in San Francisco during the Democratic Party primaries in January 2008, presidential candidate Obama told The San Francisco Chronicle editorial board, “So if somebody wants […]

By Ross Mason The United States spent $2.4 trillion on health care in 2011. If that represented a country, it would be the world’s sixth-largest economy. Health care accounted for […]

Here’s something you might not know about the Savannah River and Harbor expansion project.  Georgia sturgeon living about 130 miles up the river would get a new bypass to their […]