- When the Legislature Reaches for the GavelThe legislature already has the pen. It does not need the gavel too.
- Closed Primaries Are Not DemocracyDemocracy should not depend on party loyalty tests or strategic timing that limits participation. It should reward informed voters, independent thinking, and competitive ideas.
- Church Language PoliticsWell, bless it, South Carolina, the rooster crowed and out strutted Lee Bright and Rob Harris again, hollering about “protecting life” while standing on the backs of women and children like it’s a campaign float.
- “If This Ain’t a Plot, It’s at Least a Mess”Between dropped calls, frozen screens, messages that show up three days late, and autocorrect turning “y’all” into something that looks like a NATO code, I have come to a very serious conclusion: we are no longer using our phones. Our phones are using us.
- When the Legislature Reaches for the Gavel
- Closed Primaries Are Not Democracy
- Church Language Politics
- “If This Ain’t a Plot, It’s at Least a Mess”
- America Tested
- Rocking Into 2026: South Carolina’s Legislative Session and Other Outdoor Entertainment
- Stupid Crooks: Front Porch Edition
- My Front Porch New Year’s Resolution
- South Carolina Senate 2026 Prefiled Bills
- South Carolina’s Next Governor: A Front-Porch Guide for Folks Who Prefer Their Politics with Sweet Tea, Not Hot Sauce
- Watching Donkeys and Ignoring Jackasses
- South Carolina’s “Measurable Growth” Teacher Bonus Plan: Good Intentions Take a Wrong Turn at Waffle House
- Why Can’t We Just Care About People Again?
- If the Government’s Shut Down, Everyone Should Feel It — Especially Congress
- Special Election Showdown: A Look at the SC House District 88 Race
- The Words I Left Unsaid
- Senate Bill S.323
- Beyond the Headlines: Reclaiming America’s Soul
- A Dangerous Future
- Jake Knotts: Order of the Palmetto
- A Contest of Principles
- Skeletons Have Teeth
- Disclaimer
- Politics Under The Dome (And Sheets)
- The 2025 South Carolina State Senate Freshman Class: A Look Back and a Look Ahead
- The Unspoken Language of Dance: Finding Joy Amidst Alzheimer’s
- South Carolina’s 2026 Governor’s Race: More Than Just a Popularity Contest
- An Open Letter To South Carolina’s Candidates
- The Palmetto State’s “Vanilla” Budget: A Closer Look at What Got Funded (And What Didn’t)
- An Urgent Call to Action for District 88 and South Carolina: Demand Accountability Now
- Read the RJ May Indictment
- When Lies and Hypocrisy Collide: A Call for True Justice
- SC Rep. RJ May (R-Lexington) has been indicted on multiple federal child sex abuse material charges
- Students for Life of America: A Look at Executive Compensation, Funding, and Public Scrutiny
- Hypocrites Have Hijacked the Lexington County GOP
- The Audacity of Hypocrisy: When “Family,” “Freedom,” and “Life” Groups Can’t Handle the Truth
- The Unfolding Saga of the SC Treasurer: Deception, Disrespect, and a Dangerous Precedent
- Help Our Children
- Brain Health Network
- Elected Offices We Should Not Elect
- Don Jr. getting involved in SC Politics?
- America’s New Territorial Controversy
- Don’t Destroy Families
- New Republic of Gilead
- What’s Up in 2025 in the Legislature?
- Katrina Shealy 2025 Riley-Wilkins OneSouthCarolina Legislative Leadership Award
- Attorney General Awards Katrina Shealy
- Count Down to January 14th
- Happy (?) 2025
- Holiday Depression? Let’s Not!
- In the Year 2024
- Cell Phones in School
- A Father’s Farewell
- An Institution Lost
- Decisions
- Feed the Children
- South Carolina Judicial System
- Juvenile Justice Isn’t Justice
- Republican Values Have Become Night Soil
- Furling the Flag
- Mother Emanuel
- What Freedom in South Carolina?
- C’e$t la Vie
- A Lesser Cut of Meat?
- Why So Many Lt Governors?
- Why?
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