The Regulators
The title of this post sounds as though it could be the title for a television series, or a movie about superheroes. Perhaps you thought it refers to the band of outlaws led by Billy the Kid in the movie Young Guns. Or maybe you thought it referred to those anonymous people charged with keeping the reins on businesses, utilities, or investment opportunities. Some of you may recognize the term from an actual television series, which I confess I have not seen, called Outlander. I understand that a group called "Regulators" in North Carolina are part of the plot in season 5. I suspect they make an appearance in the books on which the series is based. If you are an Outlander fan, then you have a bit of an outside track on today's post. I stumbled on the group while reading The Hussong Manuscripts, which I have referenced in the two previous posts. As a quick recap, the Hussong family lies along the branch leading to Sharon's father. They came to America from France beca