Author: South Carolina Sun Staff
Top Story: Trump Rocks Latin America as Leaders Adjust to Deportations, Tariff Threats
Top Commentary: One Way to Pay Off Trump’s Tax Cuts That’s Flying Under The Radar
TSNN Featured: John Reid Becomes Third Republican in Virginia Race for Lieutenant Governor as Winsome Earle-Sears Seeks Executive Mansion
Commentary: Biden Rewards Liz Cheney for Betraying the Constitution
And there they go again.
News arrives as follows, this headline from The Hill but one on the subject:
Biden to award Liz Cheney and others with Presidential Citizens Medal
Read MoreCommentary: Betting on Homeschooling and Microschooling
I have spent the past thirty-five years creating small, highly-personalized schools where students flourish. I have, if you will, bet my life on the value of these schools—microschools before they became a thing. Over the course of that time, I’ve seen hundreds of children who were anxious, depressed—sometimes even suicidal—become happy and well within weeks or months of switching from a large, impersonal public school to a small learning environment which offered a closely-connected community.
Based on that experience, for the past decade I’ve been looking at research showing the various ways in which small, high-touch learning environments may be more beneficial for student mental health than are large, impersonal public schools.
Read MoreAnalysis: The Constitution Does Not Grant Birthright Citizenship to the Children of Illegal Immigrants
Dozens of media outlets are reporting in unison that Donald Trump cannot stop the U.S. government from awarding birthright citizenship to the children of illegal immigrants. They claim this is the case because the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution requires it.
In reality, the legislative history of the 14th Amendment is clear that it only grants birthright citizenship to the children of people who are legally and permanently living in the United States. This does not apply to the children of illegal immigrants, temporary residents, visitors, or tourists.
Read MoreCommentary: Thanksgiving According to the Founding Fathers
Although the Pilgrims came in 1620 and held the First Thanksgiving shortly thereafter, the national holiday which we celebrate didn’t come into existence until 1863. But America was not without Thanksgiving celebrations in the intervening years. As the quotes below demonstrate, days of prayer, fasting, and thanksgiving became a frequent part of American life, particularly during the Revolutionary War.
This Thanksgiving, perhaps we would do well to go beyond our surface gratitude for things like “turkey,” “pie,” and “not having to wash the dishes,” and instead consider many of the benefits they included in their Thanksgiving lists.
Read MoreCommentary: Secularists vs. People of Faith
An amazing thing is happening in the 2024 presidential campaign. Religious beliefs and hostility toward religion are playing bigger roles than in any election in modern times.
Vice President Kamala Harris and Gov. Tim Walz represent the anti-religious ticket. Their past actions and current statements communicate clear opposition to, and disdain for, religion in ways which would have been unthinkable a decade ago.
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