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John C. Calhoun: Protector of Minorities? John C. Calhoun on Capitol Hill, 2015Credit...Zach Gibson/The New York Times Buy Book ▾ By Andrew Delbanco By Robert Elder Coming so soon after a neoconfederate mob rampaged through the Capitol, a respectful biography of the ideological father of the Confederacy may feel as welcome as an exhumed corpse. But the young historian Robert Elder has given us just that in “Calhoun” — an illuminating account of the life of the notorious white supremacis...

7 Cowboys draft targets who flew under the radar at the Senior Bowl Some diamonds stayed in the rough this week at the Senior Bowl. Photo by Senior Bowl/Collegiate Images/Getty Images The Senior Bowl wrapped up on Saturday with the game after a week of practices, during which several players set themselves apart from everyone else. But while the Senior Bowl is most notable for giving seniors entering the draft a chance to boost their draft stock, it also features some very talented players that...

31 January, 2021, 5:45 pm Robert Elder competes in the archery competition at the Faleata Sports Field in Samoa on Friday, July 12, 2019. Picture: JONACANI LALAKOBAU Top Fiji archers vying to book an Olympic Games spot begin on their final route to cement a placing next week. George Fong and Robert Elder, will compete in a total of seven national events beginning on February 7. “World Archery Fiji will focus on national tournaments as qualifying events after the cancellation of the Oceania to...

Andy Mikula, Correspondent WRESTLING Five Flagler Palm Coast wrestlers placed and the Bulldogs took seventh in team points at the Cradle Cancer Invitational at Jensen Beach on Jan. 8 and 9. Kyle Peacock led the FPC squad with a second-place finish in the 160-pound class. He pinned his first round opponent in 49 seconds and then picked up wins by decision in the next two, including a 3-0 win in the bracket semi-finals. He was defeated 6-2 in the championship match by Riley Orr of Fort Pierce Cen...

Andy Mikula, Correspondent WRESTLING Flagler Palm Coast upperweight Garrick Schwartz was a champion and nine other Bulldog wrestlers placed at the Danny Byron Invitational Dec. 12 at Kissimmee Osceola. Schwartz, who wrestles at 195, was 3-0 with three pinfalls in the tournament and earned the championship by defeating his wrestling room sparring partner in the round robin final. Dalton Schell placed second and had two wins before being pinned at the 1:47 mark of the head-to-head match by Schwar...

Andy Mikula, Correspondent WRESTLING Flagler Palm Coast got the new season off to a fast start Dec. 5 winning the 10-team Kenny Pfeifer Invitational at Sebastian River with four weight class champions among more than a dozen place winners. Kyle Peacock (152), Tim King (160), Marcelo Gonzalez (182) and Garrick Schwartz (195) all sported 5-0 records in the round robin format tournament, with Peacock pinning all five of his opponents for 35 team points. King and Schwartz were both had four pins an...