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Nov 6, 2019

Political trust and the public good

“Salus populi suprema lex esto” — the good of the people should be the supreme law. For you Latin scholars, you’ll know this is a...

Scott Buchanan

Jun 5, 2019

Education reform trips over structural, leadership hurdles

The month of May has not been kind to those of us who wanted a reprieve from the high stress world of politics. One would think with...

Scott Buchanan

May 3, 2018

Low poll rolls party goal

As May rolls around, we are now only a month away from the party primaries in South Carolina: June 12, 2018 will see voters from across...

Scott Buchanan

Apr 10, 2018

Seniority brakes freshmen seeking new state constitution

Recently, a group of freshman state lawmakers, including Representative William Cogswell (R-110th District), called for the replacement...

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