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Dixie These Days

Modern Southern people, politics, and culture.

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LONG LEAF: Dixian Ascendancy

Building a pro-Southern movement will require planning, motivation, and hard work.

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VIRGINIA FLAGGERS: Lee Rides Again

As Virginia Democrats Continue Destroying Memorials, One Group Announces Plans to Rebuild Massive Robert E. Lee Monument.

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VIRGINIA FLAGGERS: Yes, Virginia, Monuments DO Matter (11.14.21)

There's an elephant in the voting booth.

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ENOCH CADE: I Will Make Known My Lineage (9.18.2021)
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We must look to our fathers, not abstractions, to guide our path forward.

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GAIL JARVIS: Robert E. Lee: Still a Hero (9.29.2021)


His monuments are still worth defending.

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H.V. TRAYWICK: John C. Underwood (8.9.2021)

A monument to a corrupt scalawag would befit modern Virginia.

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JOYCE BENNETT: Holdouts in a Border State (8.26.21)
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There are some real Southerners left in Maryland.

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BOYD CATHEY: Can the South Rise Again? (8.20.2021)

Drawing on the faith of our fathers to rekindle the Southern Tradition.

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WALT GARLINGTON: Can New Orleans Be Revived? (8.1.2021)
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The soul of the city needs Christian renewal.

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BOYD CATHEY: How Southerners Committed Cultural and Political Suicide (7.13.21)

Misplaced trust in fake "conservatives" is part of the problem.

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ENOCH CADE: The Star That Is Called Wormwood (7.7/2021)
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Asheville continues its march of progress without a destination.

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MARK ATKINS: Roll up the Red Carpet, Southern Man (7.1.21)
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​It's our home. It's time to start acting like it.

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NEIL KUMAR: Reconstruction in Arkansas (6.5.21)​
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Confederate Memorial Day 2021

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ENOCH CADE: The Professor and the Proposition (5.20.21)
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What the Claremont Institute gets wrong about the South.

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H.V. TRAYWICK: On The Dispensation of Richmond’s Confederate Monuments (6.3.2021)

The crusade to remove them is based on myth.

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DISSIDENT MAMA: I Mourn for Richmond (4.4.2021)

After vandalism of an historic cemetery, the author reflects on her hometown.

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MARK ATKINS: Southerners are Nice People (3.27.2021)
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And kindness makes our way of life more pleasant.

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ANTHONY POWELL: Dixie Quiz (2.10.2021)

Just for fun, let's see how much you know!

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JOYCE BENETT: Country Girls Can Survive ​(1.17.2021)
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Some ladies love the Second Amendment

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DISSIDENT MAMA: You Don't Want Us? We Don't Want You. (12.31.2020)

Why should Southerners support an empire that loathes us?

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NEIL KUMAR: Republican Duplicity in Arkansas (9.18.2020)

The state's representatives have betrayed the people.

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ANONYMOUS: Tyranny and Optimism (9.18.2020)
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Antifa hasn't conquered the countryside.

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JAMES RUTLEDGE ROESCH: The Remnant, Part 3 (10.13.2020)
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As the monuments to our history are torn down, we must build up new ones in our hearts.

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JAMES RUTLEDGE ROESCH: The Remnant, Part 2
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The sadistic frenzy of destruction continues unabated.

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JAMES RUTLEDGE ROESCH: The Remnant, Part 1
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Southern monuments are being purged - but what of the people?

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​AL BENSON: The Bonnie Blue (8.23.2020)

This historic flag still has a place in Southern hearts.

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BOYD CATHEY: Appreciating Paul Gottfried (8.23.2020)

His speech from Confederate Flag Day, 2007 is as important as ever.

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NEIL KUMAR: Garden of American Zeroes (7.28.2020)

Southerners' history and future mean nothing to Trump.

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H.V. TRAYWICK, JR: The Unholy Trinity (8.4.2020)

Specious charges of treason, slavery, and racism hound Confederacy supporters.

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​THE VIRGINIA FLAGGERS: The Virginia Taliban (7.28.2020)
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Confederate heroes still strike fear in the hearts of tyrants.

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H. LEE CHEEK, JR.: Leave Calhoun Alone (7.10.2020)

He  may be the most unfairly maligned of the cancel culture's targets.

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​NEIL KUMAR: The Dark Before Dawn, Part 2 (6.30.2020)

The Swamp Fox faced daunting challenges with humility, sacrifice, faith and hope.

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NEIL KUMAR: The Dark Before Dawn, Part 1 (6.25.2020)

Though gloom overwhelms the day, the story of Francis Marion kindles hope.

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ANTHONY POWELL: The Great Purge (7.10.2020)

The loss of the Mississippi state flag is the beginning.

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H.V. TRAYWICK, JR: Stonewall Jackson and VMI (6.30.2020)

An open letter to those who aim to remove the iconic statue.

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H.V. TRAYWICK, JR: The Monumental Truth (6.5.2020)

The drive to remove our monuments is not for the reasons they claim.

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BOYD CATHEY: NC Governor Cooper Capitulates to Rioters (6.25.2020)

He neglects his most basic duties, ushering in the rule of the mob.

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ANTHONY POWELL: What' Next for NASCAR? (6.14.2020)

​Caving to cancel culture doesn't bode well for its future.

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H. LEE CHEEK: NFL Players as Levellers (6.14.2020)

Professional athletes have targeted Clemson for cultural cleansing.

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ANONYMOUS: Create Living Monuments (6.5.2020)

The true South is not made of stone.

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Brett Moffatt: The Optimist (5.17.2020)

The Southern can-do spirit will help us forge a way forward.

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BOYD CATHEY: In Memory of a Special Friend and Mentor (4.19.2020)

His undergraduate professor had a lifelong impact.

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​BOYD CATHEY: Revolution in Virginia (2.20.20)


Will the Old Dominion have its own Reign of Terror?

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CLYDE WILSON: Being Southern in an Age of Radicalism (1.25.20)

As in ages past, the South is at odds with the rest of the US.

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AL BENSON: Now Cancelled: The Plantation Wedding (1.20.20)
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The cultural marxists have another new target.

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ANTHONY POWELL: Mississippi Has the Flag - For Now (1.13.20)

The culture warriors haven't gotten it yet.

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BOYD CATHEY: As 2020 Begins, Southerners Take Stock (1.13.2020)

Despite all the bad news, there is always hope.

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​DISSIDENT MAMA: Russian Lessons for Dixie (1.5.2020)

How they survived being targeted by the godless left.  

2019

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SUSAN LEE: 12 Reasons to Fly the Confederate Battle Flag (12.20.19)

​This list will get you motivated!

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AL BENSON: Haley backpedals on the Confederate Flag (12.8.19)
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Just as her new book is released, the ambitious politico softens her stance.

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BOYD CATHEY: Steele Creek Church and the Airport (11.30.19)

The author reflects on the changing South as his family church closes its doors forever.

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​JOHN DEVANNY: Court and Country in the Old Dominion (11.24.19)

The divide between urban and rural Virginians has never been more pronounced.


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​GENE KIZER, JR.: We Are In A Political Fight and Not a History Debate (11.24.19)

The tactics used by Confederate heritage supporters should be based on this reality.


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H.V. TRAYWICK, JR: Our Brave New World (11.12.19)
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Reflections on the recent elections in Virginia.​


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ANTHONY POWELL: The Conversation Starter (10.26.19)
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A Confederate States of America tag gets people talking.


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AL BENSON: The Culture Killers (10.13.19)​

​Are you doing your part to oppose their march of destruction?


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BOYD CATHEY: Ted Cruz Condemns General Bedford Forrest (7.15.19)
When it comes to defending Southern heritage, neocons are useless.


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H.V. TRAYWICK, JR: The Apostate (6.19.19)
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Southerners are heretics to the religion of progressivism.​​

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​DISSIDENT MAMA: Ingrates Should Get Nothing (6.9.19)

Those who revile our history don't deserve to live here. 

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​AL BENSON: Southern Cultural Genocide - Is some of it our fault? (4.14.19)

Leftists' march of destruction is met with little resistance.


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​WILL FOLKS: Fritz Hollings, 1922-2019 (4.9.19)

Remembering the inimitable South Carolina Democrat.

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CAROLINA CONTRARIAN: Georgia Versus Hollywood (4.3.19)

​Golden Swamp creatures protest the Heartbeat Bill.

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​BOYD CATHEY: What happened at Confederate Flag Day, 2019 (3.8.19)
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This year, the madness and mayhem of the far left was unleashed.


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​JD Fincher: A Letter to Governor Lee of Tennessee (2.26.19)
Lee's act of cowardly betrayal gained him nothing.


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ANONYMOUS: Come Home, Southern Man (2.23.19)
​A veteran's advice: Don't serve Uncle Sam 

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LEE CHEEK: Keeping Calhoun Honors College (2.15.19)
​Clemson University is the latest to face calls for cultural cleansing.



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CAROLINA CONTRARIAN: Northam's Dishonorable Deflection (2.11.19)
The embattled governor diverts blame to the Confederates.


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​​RANDALL IVEY: The Southern Democrat: A Personal Essay on Political Change (2.8.19)

A Southern Democrat reflects on a lifetime of people, politics, and his evolving views.

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​The Fiddler's Convention by Anthony Powell (2.8.19)
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Why this Southerner chose not to stand for the Pledge of Allegiance.


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JOHN DEVANNY: Civility: A Counterrevolutionary Act (2.2.19)
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Reviving old-fashioned decorum can reverse societal decay.

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​PAUL C. GRAHAM: Confederaphobia: An American Epidemic (1.24.19)
​What's a Self-Identified Southerner to do?



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VALERIE PROTOPATAS: An Open Letter to the Smithsonian (1.6.2019)
​The real causes of Southern secession are not so simple.



2018

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CLYDE WILSON: CALEXIT - California, Adios! (11.30.18)
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A Southerner dreams of a free California.

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​​My, How the World Has Changed  by Clyde Wilson (11.13.18)

A Septuagenarian reflects on the way things used to be.


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MICHAEL MARTIN: Defending History in Charleston (10.28.18)
​Altering history to appease snowflakes only creates more division.

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BOYD CATHEY: “Silent Sam” and the Fetid Disaster Known as Public Education (8.30.18)
Behind the images of the protests lurks a deeper, even scarier truth. 


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​BEN "COOTER" JONES: Silent Sam and Me (8.30.18)
​"I began to realize that my Southerness was more than just a birthright. I came to believe that it was an honor bestowed upon me by my Maker. I still feel that way."



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JON HARRIS: Silent Sam - What Happened? (8.23.18)
What happened to our young people? What happened to our culture? And, most importantly, what can we do about it?

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THE VIRGINIA FLAGGERS: Silent Sam, Victim of Extremism (8.21.18)
​There is a growing danger from far left extremism, radicalization, and ignorance on college campuses.

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PAUL C. GRAHAM: The Confederate Flag: A Symbol of Love (7.10.18)
​Imagine celebrating your heritage without controversy. The Confederados do!
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