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Mixing It Up

By Allen Mendenhall

Allen Mendenhall interviews John Shelton Reed. AM:  John, I really appreciate this interview.  Your latest book is Mixing It Up: A South-Watcher’s Miscellany.  I noticed that you dedicated the book to Beverly Jarrett Mills.  She was… »

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St. George Tucker’s Jeffersonian Constitution

By Allen Mendenhall

One could argue that there are two basic visions for America: the Hamiltonian and the Jeffersonian. The former is nationalist, calling for centralized power and an industrial, mercantilist society characterized by banking, commercialism, and a… »

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Decentralization and the Knowledge Problem

By Allen Mendenhall
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The United States is Not a Nation

By Allen Mendenhall

Earlier this month, prominent names in the conservative movement gathered in Washington, DC, for a conference on “National Conservatism.” Speakers included such luminaries as Tucker Carlson, Peter Thiel, J.D. Vance, John Bolton, Michael Anton, Rich… »

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Think Progress Publishes Fake News

By Allen Mendenhall

We hear a lot about “fake news” these days. Until I was its victim, I was skeptical about the extent of its existence. Now I understand why trust in the media is so low and… »

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The Inside War

By Allen Mendenhall

Editor’s Note: This article was originally published at The Southern Literary Review and is an interview with author Robert J. Ernst by Allen Mendenhall covering Ernst’s book, The Inside War. APM: Thanks for taking the… »

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John William Corrington and Southern Conservatism

By Allen Mendenhall

This piece was originally published at The American Conservative. When John William Corrington died in 1988, Southern conservatives lost one of their most talented writers, a refined Cajun cowboy with a jazzy voice and bold… »

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“Get Down you Damm Fool?”: Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. on Lincoln, the Union, and the War by Allen Mendenhall

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  • The War Between the States: Other Voices Other Views

John William Corrington: A Literary Conservative

By Allen Mendenhall

This essay originally appeared at the Front Porch Republic. Marietta, GA. It was the spring of 2009. I was in a class called Lawyers & Literature. My professor, Jim Elkins, a short-thin man with long-white… »

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