BBQ
August 17, 2023
Brisket Is Booming in Georgia and South Carolina
The two states have three new Texas-style joints that range from faithful to fusion, implementing traditional Carolina barbecue elements.
South Carolina
BBQ
July 22, 2016
Austin, South Carolina
Texas has lost one if its best pitmasters. John Lewis has taken his talents to South Carolina, and he doesn’t plan to come back to Texas anytime soon. “I live here, and I’m staying here,” he told me during my recent trip to Charleston to visit his brand-new, week-old establishment, Lewis Barbecue.
Politics & Policy
January 21, 2013
RIP Perry for President 2012: The Quiz
How much do you think you know about the end of Perry's campaign?
Politics & Policy
January 21, 2013
A Very Perry Presidential Postmortem
The Internet burbled with reaction to the end of Texas governor Rick Perry's bid for the GOP presidential nomination.
Politics & Policy
January 21, 2013
Rick Perry Drops Out of the Race
At a press conference in South Carolina, the governor officially announced that he is ending his presidential campaign and endorsed Newt Ginrich.
Politics & Policy
January 21, 2013
“RedState” Blogger Erick Erickson Tells Perry to Endorse Newt Gingrich
But the Perry campaign still says it's “in for the long haul, folks!” UPDATED: Or not.
Politics & Policy
January 21, 2013
Today in Perry: The Governor’s Campaign Continues Sliding
A group of evangelicals endorse Rick Santorum, Rick Perry defends the corpse desecrating-Marines, and the governor (and his hair) seem visibly shaken in South Carolina.
Politics & Policy
January 21, 2013
Rick Perry Still Can’t Remember the Third One
Rick Perry (inadvertently?) revises his list of the three federal agencies he would kill as President.
January 21, 2013
VIDEO: Rick Perry Emerges as a “Champion” in Latest Ad
Flags, footballs, and fighter jets all flicker across the screen in the governor's latest campaign ad.
Politics & Policy
January 21, 2013
Another Setback: Rick Perry Loses Big South Carolina Donor
The governor's "vulture capitalism" remark causes a major South Carolinian donor to close his checkbook.
Business
January 21, 2013
Hannity to Perry: You Sound Like Occupy Wall Street
The only real conservative? Or "a communist?" Rick Perry's attacks on Romney draw some unexpected criticism.
Politics & Policy
January 21, 2013
Today in Rick Perry: The Romney Ringtone, Trailing Roemer, and a Smiling Foe
Yep. He's still running for president. Here's the latest news from the campaign trail.
Sports
January 21, 2013
Cowboys Fan Goes Berserk After Season-Ending Loss to Giants
Derek Gene Woodrow, of South Carolina, attacked his nephew with a frying pan and an umbrella for refusing to turn off the depressing post-game broadcast.
Politics & Policy
January 21, 2013
Does Rick Perry Have a Chance?
Or is he helping national frontrunner Mitt Romney by dividing the conservative base?
January 21, 2013
It’s Not Over Until Rick Perry Removes His Neon Laces
Rick Perry, clad in running gear, proves that running a presidential campaign is a marathon, not a sprint.
Politics & Policy
January 21, 2013
A Tale of Two Presidential Candidates from Texas
Rick Perry's fifth-place finish leaves the governor reeling, while Ron Paul's campaign stays on track with his third-place showing.
Politics & Policy
January 21, 2013
Rick Perry, Was This Your Year?
On August 25, pundits declared Rick Perry's to be the "inevitable" GOP candidate. Now he's polling fifth. Part two of the timeline chronicling how it got from there to here.
Politics & Policy
January 21, 2013
Today in Perry: An undebatable improvement, Israel, and Anita
The governor gets good grades for his performance in Saturday’s foreign policy debate despite questions about Israel policy, and the Dallas Morning News profiles the Perry marriage.
January 6, 2012
Perry’s Poll Numbers in Low Single Digits in South Carolina
The governor is "not a factor," according to the American Research Group president.
Politics & Policy
August 9, 2011
When does Perry announce?
Just about everybody thinks it is going to be Saturday, but I wouldn’t count on it. The Perry team has been playing the game very shrewdly, stretching out the time until he commits. I suspect that when he goes to South Carolina and New Hampshire on Saturday, he will continue
Politics & Policy
January 1, 1996
Bugging Out
Farmers in the Rio Grande Valley are reeling from last year’s crop disaster—and they don’t cotton to agriculture commissioner Rick Perry’s excuses.