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Thomas Ellen

Thomas R. Ellen is a writer in Charleston, South Carolina. You can find more of his work on his Substack, The Metic.

American Refugees Blog

American Refugees

A Review American Refugees: The Untold Story of the Mass Migration from Blue States to Red States (Encounter Books, 2023) by Roger L. Simon Your eyes do not deceive you: the South is growing in population. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, since 2020 domestic migration trends have led to five of the top seven destination states being in the…
Thomas Ellen
April 21, 2025
Lowcountry Cheiron: William Elliott III and Carolina Sports by Land and Water Today Blog

Lowcountry Cheiron: William Elliott III and Carolina Sports by Land and Water Today

He yaf nat of that text a pulled hen That seith that hunters ben nat hooly men It was recently found, in the skeletal remains of Egyptian tombs, that scribes of the Pharaonic era suffered from maladies to the joints of the shoulder, neck, and knees. A unique posture, held for hours, contorted these men and shaped their very bones…
Thomas Ellen
November 11, 2024
Thoughts Among Ruins Blog

Thoughts Among Ruins

This, Warren, is our trouble now: Not even fools could disavow Three centuries of piety Grown bare as a cottonwood tree (A timber seldom drawn and sawn And chiefly used to hang men on), So face with calm that heritage And earn contempt before the age. -Allen Tate It is on the hunt where the martial prowess is sharpened, where…
Thomas Ellen
August 19, 2024
VMI and the American Empire Blog

VMI and the American Empire

The instances are innumerable, their details vast. To exist outside and apart is to be a threat, a West Berlin just visible over the parapet. All distinction must submit. There is no more dialogue as once offered to Melos, there is no longer even the illusion of choice: your old god must be displaced, your plinth must be empty, and…
Thomas Ellen
December 14, 2023