The Liberty flag flies above Fort Moultrie as members of the 2nd South Carolina Regiment living history group participate in Carolina Day events on Saturday, June 26, 2021, on Sullivan's Island.

I have been taken to task for suggesting in a recent column that the crescent in our South Carolina state flag is a moon. It is not a moon, I was told in revolutionary tones.

Today marks South Carolina's 230th birthday. Pardon me while I howl at yonder crescent moon. But alas, it wouldn't do any good. According to one of our careful readers, I would be howling up the ...