Leo Frank the Case of the Century Perhaps the most famous and controversial case in the history of Georgia is the Leo Frank case from 1913.[1] This case involved a gruesome rape/murder, anti-Semitism, racism, a Supreme Court appeal[2], a lynching, and multiple movies, songs, and a Broadway musical.[3] Frank, a…

Ratcheting Up the Panic Oscar Wilde once wrote, “The bureaucracy is expanding to meet the needs of the expanding bureaucracy.” This statement is only partially true. The government has expanded due to bureaucracy, but more importantly due to demand. When everything is going well the demand is low; however, the…

Charles Dawes was arguably the most important man of the 1920’s not just in America, but in the world. He was an engineer, lawyer, financier, general/logistics coordinator for the entire American Expeditionary Force, Vice President under Coolidge, and key architect of the ambitious Dawes Plan. His significance is without question…

Patrick Henry: Orator for God and Country Patrick Henry is one of the most significant figures in the Early Republic and the Revolution. His quote, “Give me liberty or give me death” still resonates over 240 years later. Henry’s faith was best exhibited by his love of speech and his…

From King Rice to King Cotton: Aristocrats beaten by Yeomen During the latter part of the Roman Republic latifundiae[1] replaced the small farmer. The American Civil War created the opposite situation. Large plantations gave way to small tenant farms. This conversion was due to the decline of rice in the…