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In Defense of Andrew Jackson

By Dave Benner

A review of In Defense of Andrew Jackson by Brad Birzer (Regnery History, 2018). Andrew Jackson, who Davy Crockett famously mocked as “the great man in the white house,” occupies an entire epoch in American… »

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  • Dave Benner
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Was the Louisiana Purchase Constitutional?

By Dave Benner

When the evolution of presidential power in early American history is discussed, it is sometimes alleged that the Louisiana Purchase was a particularly unconstitutional act and an example of presidential malfeasance. According to this line… »

  • Dave Benner
  • Louisana Purchase
  • Thomas Jefferson
  • United States Constitution

On Tour at The Hermitage

By Dave Benner

On Labor Day, I visited The Hermitage, Andrew Jackson’s Nashville manor. As a Tennessee native, going to The Hermitage was always a goal of mine – even though for various reasons I had never been… »

  • Andrew Jackson
  • Dave Benner
  • Nullification

Jefferson and Slavery

By Dave Benner

Every so often, contemporary opponents of the Jeffersonian tradition make the argument that the legacy of the “Sage of Monticello” has been tainted by patent hypocrisy. The barrage of attacks Jefferson levied against slavery, they… »

  • Dave Benner
  • Kevin Gutzman
  • Slavery
  • Thomas Jefferson

The Bonus Bill Veto and the Southern Tradition

By Dave Benner

On March 3, 1817, President James Madison vetoed the Bonus Bill of 1817 – a plan that called for the federal construction of various roads, bridges, and canals throughout the country. In a letter to… »

  • Dave Benner
  • James Madison
  • United States Constitution

Southern Nullification and the Stamp Act

By Dave Benner

Every so often, a candid examination of current events makes famous incidents in American history altogether relevant again. In my mind no incident demonstrates this more than the Stamp Act Crisis of 1765. Few episodes… »

  • Dave Benner
  • Nullification
  • Patrick Henry
  • Southern History

Cherry Picking James Madison

By Dave Benner

Legal “scholar” Akil Reed Amar made waves recently by arguing that a single comment from James Madison proves that the Electoral College had an intrinsic pro-slavery bent and was designed to perpetuate the institution. According… »

  • Dave Benner
  • James Madison
  • Slavery
  • United States Constitution

Jefferson’s True Wall of Separation

By Dave Benner

The United States Constitution does not contain the words “separation of church and state,” nor does it require the general government to purge all religious influence from public institutions. To the contrary of modern conceptions,… »

  • Dave Benner
  • James Madison
  • Southern Religion
  • Thomas Jefferson
  • United States Constitution

Hampton Roads: A Twist in the Lincoln Myth

By Dave Benner

According to the standard narrative maintained by the North, Lincoln’s 1863 Emancipation Proclamation brought about a new moral aim that justified a particularly bloody conflict. The act is often described as a device that would… »

  • Abraham Lincoln
  • Dave Benner
  • Secession
  • Slavery
  • War for Southern Independence

Secession Hypocrisy: The Case of West Virginia

By Dave Benner

Many people know that the state of West Virginia came to be during the Civil War, but very few know that its admission to the union was particularly controversial. Even in the north, free from… »

  • Abraham Lincoln
  • Dave Benner
  • Secession
  • War for Southern Independence
  • West Virginia

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