The University of South Carolina’s Board of Trustees recently recommended that President Harris Pastides’ “private”…
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IT WOULD HAVE SHED A LITTLE LIGHT ON THE STATE BUDGET. OH WELL. Your state…
OH GREAT. MY QUALITY OF LIFE IS NOW THE MISSION OF CITY GOVERNMENT. These are…
WHO WANTS TO SAY NO TO BOOKS AND CHILDREN? Which should come first: the idea…
Editor’s Note: Political cartoonist Robert Ariail on South Carolina’s ruling political elite.
MESSAGE DU JOUR: ‘INNOCENT UNTIL PROVEN GUILTY’ The phrase “on message” first began to circulate…
DO JOBS COUNT IF POLITICIANS CAN’T TAKE CREDIT FOR THEM? Usually when a business decides…
HAVEN’T WE HAD ENOUGH SECRECY FOR A WHILE? The Supreme Court rightly reversed Judge Casey…
By ALLAN YARID In Seneca, South Carolina, the state and federal laws intended to protect…
REFERENDUMS ARE RARELY ABOUT WHAT THEIR SUPPORTERS SAY THEY’RE ABOUT When I speak out against…
A BOARD, A DEPARTMENT, A COMMITTEE, TWO SENATORS, AND NO CLARITY A meeting in the…
WITHOUT SCPC, YOU BASICALLY DON’T EVEN HAVE A STATE A study recently completed by the Research…
OUR DAY IN COURT The hearing before the Supreme Court Tuesday felt like the meeting…
As a Cuban American, I’m sometimes asked what the Cuban Revolution was like. My answer…
UNFORTUNATELY, IT’S NOT BETTER THAN NOTHING The so-called “ethics reform” bill is being spun as…
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they…
Although the South Carolina Policy Council doesn’t engage in elections, we certainly play a large…
Anderson County School District Five has been the subject of two Freedom of Information Act lawsuits (ongoing…
NO DEBATE THIS YEAR. JUST A FEW BACKROOM DEALS. It’s no secret that South Carolina…
ETHICS REFORM? YEAH, RIGHT. For two years a diverse coalition has stood together to demand…
THE PROBLEM IS CLOSER THAN YOU THINK South Carolinians are serious about changing Washington. All…
INSULT, INJURY, ETC. If someone new to speaking English wants an explanation of the phrase…
AREN’T “PUBLIC” THINGS SUPPOSED TO SERVE THE PUBLIC? Why has higher education at allegedly…
By JAMIE MURGUIA Whether they’ve earned one is another question. The S.C. Senate voted 25…
A CON GAME FOR SURE Last summer, news broke that SC DHEC had started refusing…
IT WASN’T AN ETHICS REFORM BILL THEN, AND IT SURE ISN’T ONE NOW Just how…
TALBERT BLACK’S FOLLOWING THE MONEY We are fighting a $300 million sales tax increase in…
By JAMIE MURGUIA Unaccountable power isn’t going away In a typical move by the Budget…
MORE THAN YOU REALIZE In less than a week, a circuit court judge may decide…
NO OVERSIGHT – EXCEPT WHEN IT AFFECTS THE OVERSEERS Does anyone outside the State House think…
‘PRO-BUSINESS’ ≠ THE FREE MARKET What’s the difference between the terms “pro-free market” and “pro-business”? The…