While teaching at the University of Virginia, William Faulkner once remarked: “'I like Virginia and…
Casey ChalkMay 16, 2022
I presume I am not the only person who thinks regularly about the strange reality…
Casey ChalkMarch 11, 2022
The federal government facilitates fundraising for traitors. That’s the claim made by the Washington Post’s…
Casey ChalkJanuary 25, 2022
A review of Robert E. Lee: A Life (Random House, 2021) by Allen Guelzo “How…
Casey ChalkNovember 23, 2021
Many years ago I spent five fantastic weeks in Boston during the fall. Though I…
Casey ChalkNovember 15, 2021
At the University of Virginia, Room No.13 on the fabled Lawn is reserved as a…
Casey ChalkOctober 25, 2021
Perhaps it was after watching yet another film depicting the South as irredeemably backwards and…
Casey ChalkSeptember 21, 2021
Americans have a weird relationship with their roots. Most folk want to be from somewhere,…
Casey ChalkAugust 23, 2021
“Who's your people?” Though now somewhat rare, one still hears that question in Dixie, usually…
Casey ChalkJuly 26, 2021
“The Hispanic community understands the American Dream and have not forgotten what they were promised,”…
Casey ChalkJune 23, 2021
Reviewers are unrelenting in their praise for the new Amazon streaming television series The Underground…
Casey ChalkMay 31, 2021
Major League Baseball on 2 April announced that both the All Star Game and the…
Casey ChalkApril 8, 2021
It’s strange to think that until 1962 — when the Houston’s Colt .45’s enjoyed their…
Casey ChalkApril 1, 2021
“Dear me, what’s the good of being a Southerner?” asks one of the characters on…
Casey ChalkMarch 9, 2021
What would you give in exchange for your soul? Bluegrass greats Bill Monroe and Doc…
Casey ChalkFebruary 8, 2021
“The Southerner is usually tolerant of those weaknesses that proceed from innocence,” observed Southern Gothic…
Casey ChalkJanuary 11, 2021
Earlier this year, shortly after the sad and unfortunate death of George Floyd in Minneapolis,…
Casey ChalkDecember 10, 2020
This Thanksgiving, the second of three NFL games will feature one of the oldest (albeit…
Casey ChalkNovember 26, 2020
When asked why he was a Catholic, Southern author Walker Percy liked to provocatively respond,…
Casey ChalkOctober 28, 2020
There’s something pernicious with the New York Times’ 1619 Project and its inversion of early…
Casey ChalkOctober 13, 2020
Not long after I moved my family to Bangkok, Thailand — where we lived for…
Casey ChalkSeptember 23, 2020
“The blues ain’t nothin’ but a good man feelin’ bad,” according to “Negro Blues,” penned…
Casey ChalkSeptember 9, 2020
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