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The Lost Cause Apr. 07, 2023
I can see it now. If former President Donald Trump loses again, or if he wins and gets whapped with ... Read More
A Pearl of Hope For An Unhappy Birthday Jul. 06, 2022
Some birthdays are better or worse than others. America's 246th was a lot like 1863. In a dark gloo... Read More
America's Tortured Take on Political Violence Jan. 07, 2022
In line with other surveys taken in the run-up to the anniversary of the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol Hill ... Read More
Cuomo Salutes Confederate-Flag Censors Dec. 19, 2020
More than 155 years after the guns fell silent and the troops trudged home, New York is fighting the... Read More
Confederacy of Dunces: Trump World Takes Its Leave Dec. 15, 2020
It's been disclosed that the White House will be fumigated before Joe Biden moves in, and one hopes ... Read More
Let the Politicians Act Like Politicians; The Rest of Us Should Be Better Jul. 31, 2020
In an election year, we all grow used to politicians twisting one another's words for maximum advant... Read More
Historical Ignorance and Confederate Generals Jul. 22, 2020
The Confederacy has been the excuse for some of today's rioting, property destruction and grossly un... Read More
Statues Face a Hard Look Jul. 15, 2020
WASHINGTON — Statues are all the rage as the house of American history came under fire from st... Read More
5 Arguments Against 'America Is a Racist Country' Jul. 14, 2020
The left-wing charge that America is a racist country is the greatest national libel since the Blood... Read More
Confederate Monuments: The Problem With Politically Correct History Jul. 09, 2020
Malcolm X, as a member of the Nation of Islam, preached anti-Semitism and called the white man "devi... Read More
Madonna of the Trail Defies Statue-Toppling Culture Jun. 30, 2020
BEALLSVILLE, Pennsylvania — If you are driving too fast, you'll miss her. It often happens at ... Read More
NASCAR Still Has Work to Do to Eliminate Its Image As a Racist Safe Zone Jun. 25, 2020
At a time when the rest of the country is focused like a laser beam on improving race relations and ... Read More
Systemic Ignorance Jun. 23, 2020
"Systemic racism"? I wouldn't call that America's present problem. "Systemic ignorance" comes a lot ... Read More
The Texas Rangers Have a Nasty History. Why Does the Baseball Team Keep the Name? Jun. 18, 2020
The injustices of the present are forcing a confrontation with our past — a past wreathed in n... Read More
Will Churchill's Statue Be Next to Fall? Jun. 12, 2020
On Gen. George Washington's orders, the Declaration of Independence, signed in Philadelphia, was rea... Read More
Tearing Down the Symbols of Slavery Jun. 11, 2020
Suddenly confronted with the enduring realities of racism in our time, white Americans are looking b... Read More
The Newest Federalism Apr. 02, 2020
It's "federalism time" again in Washington. No, don't get your "Federalist Paper No. 10" (my favorit... Read More
'New And Contrite Hearts' and Other Necessary Stuff Mar. 05, 2019
Hoping for a knockout blow to battered, bedraggled remnants of the Confederate army, the starched an... Read More
Legislature Can End Controversy Over Silent Sam Jan. 23, 2019
It's the 21st century in most of North Carolina, but the University of North Carolina system's Board... Read More
A Reasonable Proposal Put Forth on 'Silent Sam' Dec. 11, 2018
Chancellor Carol Folt and the trustees of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have come ... Read More
