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COVID Commentary - American Entropy - Book Bench - Charlottesville - Dixie These Days - Magnolia Muse - Matters of Faith - Movie Room - Southern History
COVID Commentary - American Entropy - Book Bench - Charlottesville - Dixie These Days - Magnolia Muse - Matters of Faith - Movie Room - Southern History
JOHN DEVANNY: America's Culture War: The Long View
The historical perspective points to some difficult truths.
The historical perspective points to some difficult truths.
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NEIL KUMAR: Foundations of the Egalitarian Regime, Part 3
Irregularities surrounded the passage of the 14th Amendment.
Irregularities surrounded the passage of the 14th Amendment.
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ANTHONY POWELL: The Great Purge
The loss of the Mississippi state flag is the beginning.
The loss of the Mississippi state flag is the beginning.
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H. LEE CHEEK, JR.: Leave Calhoun Alone
He may be the most unfairly maligned of the cancel culture's targets.
He may be the most unfairly maligned of the cancel culture's targets.
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BOYD CATHEY: Cancel Culture Will Decimate Us... If We Let It.
Do we have the will to preserve the soul of our nation?
Do we have the will to preserve the soul of our nation?
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CAROLINA CONTRARIAN: The Sorcery of Trump
The President seems to have some supporters under a spell.
The President seems to have some supporters under a spell.
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CLYDE WILSON: The Rule of the Kevins
These unremarkable self-preservationists are tools of the system.
These unremarkable self-preservationists are tools of the system.
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NEIL KUMAR: The Dark Before Dawn, Part 2
The Swamp Fox faced daunting challenges with humility, sacrifice, faith and hope.
The Swamp Fox faced daunting challenges with humility, sacrifice, faith and hope.
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H.V. TRAYWICK, JR: Stonewall Jackson and VMI
An open letter to those who aim to remove the iconic statue.
An open letter to those who aim to remove the iconic statue.
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CLYDE WILSON: Whatever Happened to History?
Americans are a people with no understanding of the past our of ourselves.
Americans are a people with no understanding of the past our of ourselves.
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NEIL KUMAR: The Dark Before Dawn, Part 1
Though gloom overwhelms the day, the story of Francis Marion kindles hope.
Though gloom overwhelms the day, the story of Francis Marion kindles hope.
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GENE KIZER, JR.: The Washington ComPost: Fake News and Fake History
Their rationalization for erasing history is full of errors.
Their rationalization for erasing history is full of errors.
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JONATHAN HARRIS: Time to Cancel Lottie Moon
Woke Evangelicals need to put their money where their mouth is.
Woke Evangelicals need to put their money where their mouth is.
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BOYD CATHEY: NC Governor Cooper Capitulates to Rioters
He neglects his most basic duties, ushering in the rule of the mob.
He neglects his most basic duties, ushering in the rule of the mob.
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NEIL KUMAR: Foundations of the Egalitarian Regime, Part 2
The distortion of the Commerce Clause planted the seed for the "civil rights" agenda.
The distortion of the Commerce Clause planted the seed for the "civil rights" agenda.
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GAIL JARVIS: Media, Academia, and Decades of Appeasement
America's obsession with racial issues has only made things worse.
America's obsession with racial issues has only made things worse.
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CLYDE WILSON: More on the Way We Are Now
Thoughts on the continuing absurdities of our nation.
Thoughts on the continuing absurdities of our nation.
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BOYD CATHEY: "Damn Lies" about George Floyd, Police Violence, and Racism
The narrative is a farce, but the destruction is real.
The narrative is a farce, but the destruction is real.
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AL BENSON: Tucker Carlson and Bad History
He usually gets it right, but he needs a lesson on the War Between the States.
He usually gets it right, but he needs a lesson on the War Between the States.
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ILANA MERCER: The Barbarians are in Charge
Scenes from the sacking of America.
Scenes from the sacking of America.
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NEIL KUMAR: Foundations of the Egalitarian Regime, Part 1
The policy that subverts the deplorables serves the elites.
The policy that subverts the deplorables serves the elites.
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ANTHONY POWELL: What' Next for NASCAR?
Caving to cancel culture doesn't bode well for its future.
Caving to cancel culture doesn't bode well for its future.
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H. LEE CHEEK: NFL Players as Levellers
Professional athletes have targeted Clemson for cultural cleansing.
Professional athletes have targeted Clemson for cultural cleansing.
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CLYDE WILSON: The Second Phase of Revolution: Rule of the Red Guards
The insurgents have taken to the streets.
The insurgents have taken to the streets.
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ANONYMOUS: Create Living Monuments
The true South is not made of stone.
The true South is not made of stone.
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H.V. TRAYWICK, JR: The Monumental Truth
The drive to remove our monuments is not for the reasons they claim.
The drive to remove our monuments is not for the reasons they claim.
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JAMES RUTLEDGE ROESCH: A Citizen's Arrest Gone Wrong - or a Lynching?
The author examines the facts versus the perceptions of the Ahmaud Arbery case.
The author examines the facts versus the perceptions of the Ahmaud Arbery case.
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BOYD CATHEY: The Riots and the Destructive Failure of the Egalitarian Myth: A Vindication of Secession
Disregard for the laws of nature has inevitably led to disunion.
Disregard for the laws of nature has inevitably led to disunion.
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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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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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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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