that before it was officially dubbed Atlanta—scene of the forthcoming Cinquo de Mayo blowout with NR’s editors (you must come, amigos)—the town was almost named “Lumpkin”?! It’s true! Imagine—the Yankees beating the Lumpkin Braves! The Patriots crushing the Lumpkin Falcons! Scarlett and Rhett escaping while … Lumpkin burns! (‘Course, “Lumpkin” does sound like the place where CNN should be headquartered.)

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Jack Fowler is a contributing editor at National Review and a senior philanthropy consultant at American Philanthropic.
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