Opinion: Business-style civil war breaks out in the South

NEW YORK — It is almost clockwork: As a new presidential cycle winds around, the early primary state of South Carolina provides a defining issue.
Whether it’s a debate about where the Confederate Battle Flag should fly — or the “real” meaning of secession — the nation’s most-stubborn state can be a tar pit for the incautious politician.

By: Kathleen Parker, Syndicated columnist