Modern Southern people, politics, and culture.
CLYDE WILSON: The Fate of Calhoun His statue, formerly located at Marion Square, is the subject of a lawsuit. |
AL BENSON: If My Ancestors Were Traitors, Why Should I Join Your Military? Insulting Southerners has been a very bad recruitment strategy. |
LONG LEAF: Dixian Ascendancy Building a pro-Southern movement will require planning, motivation, and hard work. |
VIRGINIA FLAGGERS: Lee Rides Again As Virginia Democrats Continue Destroying Memorials, One Group Announces Plans to Rebuild Massive Robert E. Lee Monument. |
VIRGINIA FLAGGERS: Yes, Virginia, Monuments DO Matter (11.14.21) There's an elephant in the voting booth. |
ENOCH CADE: I Will Make Known My Lineage (9.18.2021) We must look to our fathers, not abstractions, to guide our path forward. |
H.V. TRAYWICK: John C. Underwood (8.9.2021)
A monument to a corrupt scalawag would befit modern Virginia. |
JOYCE BENNETT: Holdouts in a Border State (8.26.21)
There are some real Southerners left in Maryland. |
BOYD CATHEY: Can the South Rise Again? (8.20.2021)
Drawing on the faith of our fathers to rekindle the Southern Tradition. |
WALT GARLINGTON: Can New Orleans Be Revived? (8.1.2021)
The soul of the city needs Christian renewal. |
BOYD CATHEY: How Southerners Committed Cultural and Political Suicide (7.13.21)
Misplaced trust in fake "conservatives" is part of the problem. |
ENOCH CADE: The Star That Is Called Wormwood (7.7/2021) Asheville continues its march of progress without a destination. |
MARK ATKINS: Roll up the Red Carpet, Southern Man (7.1.21) It's our home. It's time to start acting like it. |
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ENOCH CADE: The Professor and the Proposition (5.20.21)
What the Claremont Institute gets wrong about the South. |
H.V. TRAYWICK: On The Dispensation of Richmond’s Confederate Monuments (6.3.2021)
The crusade to remove them is based on myth. |
DISSIDENT MAMA: I Mourn for Richmond (4.4.2021)
After vandalism of an historic cemetery, the author reflects on her hometown. |
MARK ATKINS: Southerners are Nice People (3.27.2021)
And kindness makes our way of life more pleasant. |
DISSIDENT MAMA: You Don't Want Us? We Don't Want You. (12.31.2020)
Why should Southerners support an empire that loathes us? |
NEIL KUMAR: Republican Duplicity in Arkansas (9.18.2020) The state's representatives have betrayed the people. |
JAMES RUTLEDGE ROESCH: The Remnant, Part 3 (10.13.2020) As the monuments to our history are torn down, we must build up new ones in our hearts. |
JAMES RUTLEDGE ROESCH: The Remnant, Part 1 Southern monuments are being purged - but what of the people? |
BOYD CATHEY: Appreciating Paul Gottfried (8.23.2020) His speech from Confederate Flag Day, 2007 is as important as ever. |
NEIL KUMAR: Garden of American Zeroes (7.28.2020) Southerners' history and future mean nothing to Trump. |
H.V. TRAYWICK, JR: The Unholy Trinity (8.4.2020) Specious charges of treason, slavery, and racism hound Confederacy supporters. |
THE VIRGINIA FLAGGERS: The Virginia Taliban (7.28.2020) Confederate heroes still strike fear in the hearts of tyrants. |
H. LEE CHEEK, JR.: Leave Calhoun Alone (7.10.2020)
He may be the most unfairly maligned of the cancel culture's targets. |
NEIL KUMAR: The Dark Before Dawn, Part 2 (6.30.2020) The Swamp Fox faced daunting challenges with humility, sacrifice, faith and hope. |
NEIL KUMAR: The Dark Before Dawn, Part 1 (6.25.2020) Though gloom overwhelms the day, the story of Francis Marion kindles hope. |
H.V. TRAYWICK, JR: Stonewall Jackson and VMI (6.30.2020) An open letter to those who aim to remove the iconic statue. |
H.V. TRAYWICK, JR: The Monumental Truth (6.5.2020) The drive to remove our monuments is not for the reasons they claim. |
BOYD CATHEY: NC Governor Cooper Capitulates to Rioters (6.25.2020) He neglects his most basic duties, ushering in the rule of the mob. |
ANTHONY POWELL: What' Next for NASCAR? (6.14.2020) Caving to cancel culture doesn't bode well for its future. |
H. LEE CHEEK: NFL Players as Levellers (6.14.2020) Professional athletes have targeted Clemson for cultural cleansing. |
BOYD CATHEY: In Memory of a Special Friend and Mentor (4.19.2020) His undergraduate professor had a lifelong impact. |
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. |
AL BENSON: Now Cancelled: The Plantation Wedding (1.20.20)
The cultural marxists have another new target. |
ANTHONY POWELL: Mississippi Has the Flag - For Now (1.13.20)
The culture warriors haven't gotten it yet. |
BOYD CATHEY: As 2020 Begins, Southerners Take Stock (1.13.2020)
Despite all the bad news, there is always hope. |
DISSIDENT MAMA: Russian Lessons for Dixie (1.5.2020) How they survived being targeted by the godless left. |
2019
SUSAN LEE: 12 Reasons to Fly the Confederate Battle Flag (12.20.19)
This list will get you motivated! |
AL BENSON: Haley backpedals on the Confederate Flag (12.8.19)
Just as her new book is released, the ambitious politico softens her stance. |
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. |
JOHN DEVANNY: Court and Country in the Old Dominion (11.24.19) The divide between urban and rural Virginians has never been more pronounced. |
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. |
ANTHONY POWELL: The Conversation Starter (10.26.19)
A Confederate States of America tag gets people talking. |
AL BENSON: The Culture Killers (10.13.19)
Are you doing your part to oppose their march of destruction? |
BOYD CATHEY: Ted Cruz Condemns General Bedford Forrest (7.15.19)
When it comes to defending Southern heritage, neocons are useless. |
H.V. TRAYWICK, JR: The Apostate (6.19.19)
Southerners are heretics to the religion of progressivism. |
DISSIDENT MAMA: Ingrates Should Get Nothing (6.9.19) Those who revile our history don't deserve to live here. |
AL BENSON: Southern Cultural Genocide - Is some of it our fault? (4.14.19)
Leftists' march of destruction is met with little resistance. |
CAROLINA CONTRARIAN: Georgia Versus Hollywood (4.3.19)
Golden Swamp creatures protest the Heartbeat Bill. |
BOYD CATHEY: What happened at Confederate Flag Day, 2019 (3.8.19)
This year, the madness and mayhem of the far left was unleashed. |
JD Fincher: A Letter to Governor Lee of Tennessee (2.26.19)
Lee's act of cowardly betrayal gained him nothing. |
ANONYMOUS: Come Home, Southern Man (2.23.19)
A veteran's advice: Don't serve Uncle Sam |
LEE CHEEK: Keeping Calhoun Honors College (2.15.19)
Clemson University is the latest to face calls for cultural cleansing. |
CAROLINA CONTRARIAN: Northam's Dishonorable Deflection (2.11.19)
The embattled governor diverts blame to the Confederates. |
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. |
The Fiddler's Convention by Anthony Powell (2.8.19) Why this Southerner chose not to stand for the Pledge of Allegiance. |
JOHN DEVANNY: Civility: A Counterrevolutionary Act (2.2.19)
Reviving old-fashioned decorum can reverse societal decay. |
PAUL C. GRAHAM: Confederaphobia: An American Epidemic (1.24.19)
What's a Self-Identified Southerner to do? |
VALERIE PROTOPATAS: An Open Letter to the Smithsonian (1.6.2019)
The real causes of Southern secession are not so simple. |
2018
My, How the World Has Changed by Clyde Wilson (11.13.18) A Septuagenarian reflects on the way things used to be. |
MICHAEL MARTIN: Defending History in Charleston (10.28.18)
Altering history to appease snowflakes only creates more division. |
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. |
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." |
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? |
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. |
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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