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The Iran Hawks Are Losing Their Judgment
11+ hour, 7+ min ago (274+ words) by editor | Apr 5, 2026 | Archive, Obiter Dicta, Southern Partisan I am an Iran hardliner. But I'm struggling to understand how other hardliners can be so credulous about President Donald Trump's leadership of this war. It's as if you were stranded by…...
War and Morality | Southern Partisan Online
1+ week, 4+ day ago (972+ words) by editor | Mar 25, 2026 | Archive, Obiter Dicta, Southern Partisan War is the most horrific series of events upon which any government can engage. It is systematic, industrialized, indiscriminate killing. It kills innocent adults and little girls. It often ruins the post-war…...
Both Sides Now: The Cons and Pros of 'Operation Epic Fury"
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (299+ words) by editor | Mar 3, 2026 | Archive, Obiter Dicta, Southern Partisan A young lawyer once asked an old Washington hand what to expect when he went down to work for a U.S. Senate committee. The old hand, who'd worked in the Capitol for years,…...
Tucker Carlson and the Freedom of Speech
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (345+ words) by editor | Dec 18, 2025 | Archive, Obiter Dicta, Southern Partisan Here is the back story. Madison's task as the drafter of the Bill of Rights was to codify Jefferson's lofty language and the values articulated by it into the positive law of…...
News From Around the South, 11/17 to 11/24
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (882+ words) by editor | Nov 24, 2025 | Archive, CSA, Southern Partisan AUSTIN, Texas " The Texas State Board of Education (SBOE) is moving forward with discussions of changes to how public schools teach social studies. During a Wednesday meeting, the SBOE discussed which key topics…...
News From Around the South, 11/10 to 11/17
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (750+ words) by editor | Nov 17, 2025 | Archive, CSA, Southern Partisan GEORGIA: The Military History Hidden Under Today's Chamblee The rush hour conga line of trucks, cars, SUVs and buses made for early evening misery on a familiar stretch of road once known as…...
Peace Isn't A Deal
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (673+ words) by editor | Oct 21, 2025 | Archive, Obiter Dicta, Southern Partisan House Speaker Mike Johnson, a quick study in the art of laying it on thick, announced that he was teaming up with Israel's Knesset speaker to invite parliamentary leaders from around the…...
It Had To End
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (238+ words) by editor | Oct 14, 2025 | Archive, Obiter Dicta, Southern Partisan Too much suffering on both sides. Too much division. Too much danger for Israel to be as isolated and stigmatized as it has become. Too big a rift between American Jews and…...
Trump, War and the Constitution
9+ mon, 2+ week ago (736+ words) by editor | Jun 19, 2025 | Archive, Obiter Dicta, Southern Partisan Has the United States become what President Donald Trump recently condemned? Can the president fight any war he wishes? Can Congress fund any war it chooses? Are there constitutional and legal requirements…...