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FEATURE PAGES
COVID Commentary - American Entropy - Book Bench - Dixie These Days - Magnolia Muse - Matters of Faith - Movie Room - Southern History
COVID Commentary - American Entropy - Book Bench - Dixie These Days - Magnolia Muse - Matters of Faith - Movie Room - Southern History
ANTHONY POWELL: The Untold Story of Quitman Cemetery
The author visits an almost-forgotten casualty of Sherman's march.
The author visits an almost-forgotten casualty of Sherman's march.
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NEIL KUMAR: America Astray, Part 2
The Rambo series chronicles the tragic history of American foreign policy.
The Rambo series chronicles the tragic history of American foreign policy.
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H.V. TRAYWICK, JR: Tools of Power - African Americans and the Radical Reconstrucion of Virginia (1865-1870)
Radical Republicans treated newly-freed blacks as a means to an end.
Radical Republicans treated newly-freed blacks as a means to an end.
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Brett Moffatt: The Optimist
The Southern can-do spirit will help us forge a way forward.
The Southern can-do spirit will help us forge a way forward.
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ILANA MERCER: Social Distancing from a Libertarian Perspective
The policy raises questions about conflicting freedoms and rights.
The policy raises questions about conflicting freedoms and rights.
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GAIL JARVIS: Nancy Pelosi, A Media-Created Celebrity
Who needs achievements when you have the press on your side?
Who needs achievements when you have the press on your side?
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CLYDE WILSON: The Way We Are Now
The author checks up on the state of the nation.
The author checks up on the state of the nation.
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NEIL KUMAR: America Astray, Part 1
The Rambo series chronicles the tragic history of American foreign policy.
The Rambo series chronicles the tragic history of American foreign policy.
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ROBERT PETERS: My Bottom Line
It is time we demand accountability from our leaders for their COVID policies.
It is time we demand accountability from our leaders for their COVID policies.
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GENE KIZER, JR.: Panic in the Volatile North: Horace Greeley, the Hypocrite
When the economy is threatened, principles go out the window.
When the economy is threatened, principles go out the window.
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BOYD CATHEY: In Memory of a Special Friend and Mentor
His undergraduate professor had a lifelong impact.
His undergraduate professor had a lifelong impact.
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ILANA MERCER: Coronavirus and Conspiracy - Don't be a "Covidiot."
It's possible that the state and the disease are BOTH bad.
It's possible that the state and the disease are BOTH bad.
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CLYDE WILSON: Country Music: A Film by Ken Burns (Review)
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BRETT MOFFATT: Yankee Empire: Aggressive Abroad and Despotic at Home (Book Review)
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JOSEPH R. STROMBERG: Perpetual Blather for Perpetual Strife
Our language has been corrupted and weaponized.
Our language has been corrupted and weaponized.
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JAMES RUTLEDGE ROESCH: The Dubya of the Democratic Party
Biden aims to be the next clownish face of a ruthless state.
Biden aims to be the next clownish face of a ruthless state.
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ANTHONY POWELL: Fishing for Freedom
Sometimes, resisting tyranny can be simple.
Sometimes, resisting tyranny can be simple.
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NEIL KUMAR: The Final Frontier
Our rulers fiddle as the ultimate taboo is breached.
Our rulers fiddle as the ultimate taboo is breached.
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WALT GARLINGTON: Enough is Enough
When basic rights are infringed, it's time for civil disobedience.
When basic rights are infringed, it's time for civil disobedience.
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JONATHAN HARRIS: The Modern State During COVID-19
We should not surrender our liberties to fight the virus.
We should not surrender our liberties to fight the virus.
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ILANA MERCER: The Open Borders Fetish is Turning Into a Symbol of Death
For Some, nationalism is worse than a deadly pandemic.
For Some, nationalism is worse than a deadly pandemic.
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NEIL KUMAR: An Environmental Right
Conservationism naturally belongs to the right, and we should reclaim it.
Conservationism naturally belongs to the right, and we should reclaim it.
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GENE KIZER, JR.: The War Was Not About Slavery: Irrefutable Proof
The author deals our defamers a knockout punch.
The author deals our defamers a knockout punch.
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BOYD CATHEY: Russian Faith vs American Paganism
American leaders vilify Russia for preserving what we have lost.
American leaders vilify Russia for preserving what we have lost.
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CAROLINA CONTRARIAN: The Wolves are Here
Hollywood Christians aren't just phonies. They're dangerous.
Hollywood Christians aren't just phonies. They're dangerous.
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CLYDE WILSON: A Strange People
Americans are full of contradictions.
Americans are full of contradictions.
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JAMES RUTLEDGE ROESCH: John C. Calhoun versus the 1619 Project
Neither the racial grievance-mongers nor their "conservative" opponents understand history.
Neither the racial grievance-mongers nor their "conservative" opponents understand history.
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VALERIE PROTOPAPAS: Why the Confederacy Could Not Succeed
Lessons learned from Lord of the Rings.
Lessons learned from Lord of the Rings.
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H.V. TRAYWICK, JR: The Age of Aquarius
A performance of Hair made him ask, "What's wrong with radical egalitarianism?"
A performance of Hair made him ask, "What's wrong with radical egalitarianism?"
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CAROLINA CONTRARIAN: Charlottesville, Continued
The outcome of the ensuing lawsuit will impact freedom of speech for dissidents.
The outcome of the ensuing lawsuit will impact freedom of speech for dissidents.
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