Patrik Jonsson

To Obama's dismay, America not outraged by gun control fail, poll suggests

csmonitor.com — A new poll finds that less than half of America is upset by the Senate's failure to pass expanded background checks. That was supposed to be the gun control issue with the broadest support. The paradox of American gun control got deeper Wednesday. Or, at least it appeared to.

Christian Science Monitor’s weak opposition to Texas secession

southernnationalist.com — The Christian Science Monitor's recent article on the possibility of Texas secession by Swedish immigrant Patrik Jonsson covers a lot of familiar territory. Any Southerner or secessionist used to reading snide articles making fun of self-determination has no doubt heard all of this before - possibly many times.

Montana moves to make roadkill legal to eat: Is 'freeganism' a good idea?

csmonitor.com — It sounds gross, but roadkill salvage is popular in some parts of the US. Montana is fast-tracking 'roadkill salvage' legislation, joining a handful of states where the practice is legal, even encouraged. Montana is set to license the salvage of roadkill for human consumption, formalizing a practice that is already legal in West Virginia and Illinois, though discouraged in other states, including Texas.

The South still lies about the Civil War

salon.com — In the course of our conversation, Yacine Kout mentioned something else-an incident that had happened the previous spring at Eastern Randolph High School just outside Asheboro. On Cinco de Mayo, the annual celebration of Mexico's defeat of French forces at the Battle of Puebla in 1862, a lot of Hispanic students brought Mexican flags to school.

Can a Colbert can turn Charleston blue?

csmonitor.com — Conventional political wisdom says Elizabeth Colbert-Busch, a Charlestonian, Democrat, and sister of TV comedian Stephen Colbert, is more likely to ice skate in Charleston Harbor than win a seat in the House. Yet stranger things have happened in South Carolina.

One-cop Georgia town considers making gun ownership mandatory

csmonitor.com — Nelson, Ga., might require homeowners to have a gun. The idea that people should be ready to protect themselves while waiting for police to come is percolating in gun-rights circles. The national debate about gun control has taken an unusual turn in the small, rural town of Nelson, Ga., where the city council is considering a measure to require homeowners to own a firearm.

Supreme Court conservatives express skepticism over voting law provision

washingtonpost.com — Verrilli said that was not the government's argument, but that Congress decided in 2006 that Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act was still needed to protect the voting rights of minorities. The section requires nine states, mostly in the South, and local governments in other states to "pre-clear" any changes in voting laws with federal authorities.

Supreme Court conservatives express skepticism over voting law provision

washingtonpost.com — Verrilli said that was not the government's argument, but that Congress decided in 2006 that Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act was still needed to protect the voting rights of minorities. The section requires nine states, mostly in the South, and local governments in other states to "pre-clear" any changes in voting laws with federal authorities.

Supreme Court conservatives express skepticism over voting law provision

washingtonpost.com — Verrilli said that was not the government's argument, but that Congress decided in 2006 that Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act was still needed to protect the voting rights of minorities. The section requires nine states, mostly in the South, and local governments in other states to "pre-clear" any changes in voting laws with federal authorities.