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2020

Mark Sanford Announces Primary Challenge Against Trump

September 9, 2019 By Tristan Justice

Former South Carolina governor Mark Sanford officially entered the 2020 presidential race Sunday, while President Trump holds between a 80-90 percent support level among Republican voters in primary states.

2020

Mark Sanford Delays Announcement On Possible Presidential Run

September 3, 2019 By Tristan Justice

Former South Carolina governor Mark Sanford, who had said he would decide whether to run by Labor Day, told the Post and Courier that he is focused on Hurricane Dorian at the moment.

Hollywood

Justin Bieber’s Father-In-Law Announces They’ll Have A Religious Ceremony To Celebrate Their Wedding…One Year Later

September 2, 2019 By Chrissy Clark

Hailey Bieber’s father, Stephen Baldwin, announced that the couple will hold a religious wedding ceremony in South Carolina at the end of the month, more than a year after they married.

2020

Former GOP Congressman Mark Sanford Considering Primary Challenge Against Trump

July 17, 2019 By Tristan Justice

Former U.S. Rep. Mark Sanford (R-S.C.) announced Tuesday that he is considering a 2020 presidential bid to primary President Donald Trump.

2020

Will Joe Biden’s Black Support Squash ‘Identity Politics’ In 2020?

May 14, 2019 By Warren Henry

To beat Biden, someone will have to attract a critical mass of not only the Democrats’ ‘upstairs’ pool, but also the party’s nonwhite voters, particularly blacks.

History

The Revolutionary Origins Of Government Shutdowns

January 9, 2019 By Paul Bartow

Government shutdowns date back at least to the 1750s in colonial South Carolina. Between 1751 and 1776, they were a regular part of the colony’s politics.

Back to School

In Response To Attacks, New Florida Law Aims To Protect Religious Expression In Public Schools

September 12, 2017 By Ashley Bateman

The state’s landmark legislation aims to protect religious expression, even as we see a national decrease in religious freedoms in public education.

Media

The South Is On Fire And National Media Couldn’t Care Less

November 29, 2016 By Sean Davis

Ravaged by months of drought, huge swaths of the southeast United States are on fire, but you wouldn’t know it judging by national media coverage.

Health Care

When Will Liberals Answer For Obamacare’s Failures?

October 25, 2016 By David Harsanyi

Is there any accountability in American politics for being completely wrong? Certainly not for the liberal defenders of Obamacare.

Guns

Concealed Carrier Prevents Mass Shooting At SC Nightclub

June 29, 2016 By Bre Payton

A concealed carrier stopped a shooter in his tracks when the latter opened fire on a crowd of people at a nightclub in South Carolina early Sunday morning.

History

Meet Revolutionary Woman Eliza Lucas Pinckney

March 24, 2016 By Nicole Fisher

Starting at age 15, Eliza Lucas Pinckney was a transnational entrepreneur and later deeply embedded in the politics of the American Revolution.

2016

How Trumpism Emulates Megachurches

March 15, 2016 By Berny Belvedere

Donald Trump supporters think it’s more important to be part of a movement than they care to analyze whether that movement will get them to the place they want to be.

2016

The Case For Rubio-ism

February 26, 2016 By Robert Tracinski

Marco Rubio is the only one in the primaries who is promoting the ideas of the right in a way that is optimistic, aspirational, and inclusive.

2016

Which Evangelicals Are Voting For Trump?

February 22, 2016 By Nicole Russell

South Carolina’s primary results show one of the most conservative voting blocs in the country is voting for one of the most liberal politicians in the country.