Southern Politics
September 4, 2009 -
It became clear at last weekend's annual retreat of South Carolina Republican lawmakers that Gov. Mark Sanford is facing a battle for his political survival.
September 3, 2009 -
Texas Governor Rick Perry's talk of secession last spring has fed the efforts of a group of Texas secessionists who say it's time for the governor to follow through.
August 17, 2009 -
Readers of Facing South know that we question widely-made claims that the South is a monolithic bastion of conservatism.
August 15, 2009 -
FAR-RIGHTRELIGIOUS GROUP BEHIND "DEATH PANELS" MYTHLINKED TO OTHER HEALTH REFORMDISTORTIONS: Sarah Palin appears tohave picked up the misinformation that led toher "death panel" charges from the LibertyCounsel -- a far-right religious groupaffiliated with Jerry Falwell's LibertyUniversity empire in Lynchburg, Va.(8/11/2009)
August 11, 2009 -
A longtime proponent of advance care planning, U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson said yesterday that former Alaska Gov.