In 1859 the Union of American States entered the final stages of its greatest crisis,…
Ryan WaltersAugust 2, 2022
Sometime back in the early sixties—climaxed in 1964 with Barry Goldwater’s efforts—the South with its…
Paul H. YarbroughFebruary 19, 2021
You might call it propaganda, state lies, fraud, illusions or delusions. I prefer pretenses which…
Robert PetersJanuary 14, 2021
The pattern for modern American politics was set by Lincoln and his cronies in the…
Clyde WilsonNovember 16, 2020
Despite his unrivaled popularity after the Civil War, Republcan Ulysses Grant won the presidency merely…
Philip LeighNovember 26, 2019
There is a modern notion among the Republicans and their most vocal acolytes such as…
Paul H. YarbroughJuly 10, 2019
A review of Slavery, Secession, & Civil War: Views from the United Kingdom and Europe,…
Thomas DiLorenzoNovember 27, 2018
A Review of The Election of 1860: “A Campaign Fraught with Consequences” by Michael F.…
Joe WolvertonSeptember 25, 2018
In case you haven’t heard, there is a new “conservative” film out; it is titled…
Boyd CatheyAugust 6, 2018
“Living in Washington, you can't take politics too seriously. I draw the line at honesty.…
Paul H. YarbroughAugust 2, 2018
Recently Michael S. Greve of George Mason University Law School wrote an insightful article which…
John DevannyJanuary 29, 2018
At the base of most of the ongoing political debates currently raging in the United…
Boyd CatheySeptember 20, 2017
Recent years have seen a new revisionist theme emerge in the history of America’s two…
Ryan WaltersSeptember 4, 2017
Anyone who has been paying attention has heard many times the assertion that the flag…
Clyde WilsonJune 14, 2017
An American president can wreck his country and blow up the world, but he cannot…
Clyde WilsonOctober 19, 2016
Omitting minor points of difference, it may be said that “the difference between the old…
Thomas E. WatsonOctober 11, 2016
The Union League is one of the most cryptic of Civil War and Reconstruction era topics…
Philip LeighSeptember 29, 2016
Reprinted from brionmcclanahan.com As the first leg of the American invasion force rolled through Iraq…
Brion McClanahanSeptember 27, 2016
The Republican party is no more republican then the Democratic party is democratic. Both are…
Paul H. YarbroughSeptember 26, 2016
Southerners (and there are many who still proudly spell that with a capital “S” even…
Paul H. YarbroughAugust 25, 2016
Never knew for sure where the expression came from that my grandmother voiced to my…
Paul H. YarbroughAugust 9, 2016
The awful Obama is pushing terrible things on our country like socialised medicine, big spending,…
Clyde WilsonJuly 1, 2015
Hiram Rhodes Revels was born in North Carolina and served as a chaplain in the…
Brion McClanahanJanuary 2, 2015
The month following Robert E. Lee's surrender at Appomattox in April 1865, Andrew Johnson submitted…
Philip LeighAugust 4, 2014
Part IV (Final) from a section of Dr. Scott Trask’s work in progress, Copperheads and…
H. A. Scott TraskMay 19, 2014
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