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America's Second Civil War Aug. 18, 2017
"They had found a leader, Robert E. Lee — and what a leader! ... No military leader since Napo... Read More
Charlottesville, Trump and the Resurgence of White Nationalism Aug. 17, 2017
The birth of a child is a happy occasion that inspires joy and celebration. So momentous is the day ... Read More
After the Confederates, Who's Next? May. 26, 2017
On Sept. 1, 1864, Union forces under Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman, victorious at Jonesborough, burn... Read More
President Trump's Secret Weapon May. 09, 2017
He can't go 10 minutes without saying something — let's be diplomatic here and call it ... pro... Read More
Trump and American History: The Wrong North Star May. 05, 2017
"I mean, had Andrew Jackson been a little later, you wouldn't have had the Civil War." — Presi... Read More
Who Cares? May. 03, 2017
I was about to get into it with my son about President Donald Trump's suggestion that Andrew Jackson... Read More
Bannon Getting Even With the Yankees Mar. 31, 2017
I'm onto you, Stephen Bannon. I know where you come from: Richmond, Virginia, the city on a hill by ... Read More
History's Lessons Unlearned Feb. 16, 2017
WASHINGTON — The so-called alt-right has apparently lost another battle. It is the racially pr... Read More
America's Second Civil War Jan. 24, 2017
It is time for our society to acknowledge a sad truth: America is currently fighting its second Civi... Read More
No Lives Matter Jul. 25, 2016
I think this may be when black and white in America finally have it out, when we finish the race war... Read More
A Bitter Political Summer in Wisconsin Jul. 08, 2016
MADISON, Wisc. — The fields of corn growing across the state looked knee-high by the Fourth of... Read More
The Crackpot Idea of Free College Tuition May. 07, 2016
Prominent opinion-leaders and leading American politicians have roundly rejected the unrealistic and... Read More
'Captain America: Civil War': Avengers Reassemble May. 06, 2016
Spoiler note: Those wishing to know nothing about a movie prior to seeing it might want to steer cle... Read More
Hillary Clinton Owns the War in Libya (And Its Horrible Aftermath) Oct. 23, 2015
Libya is in chaos. It's a festering pit of radicalism, anarchy and death, epitomizing everything tha... Read More
Putin Will Find Appearances Can Deceive Oct. 15, 2015
It's now a tenet of conventional wisdom that our policy in Syria is an embarrassment as well as a fl... Read More
Putin: Friend or Foe in Syria? Sep. 18, 2015
What Vladimir Putin is up to in Syria makes far more sense than what Barack Obama and John Kerry app... Read More
Historical Ignorance II Jul. 22, 2015
We call the war of 1861 the Civil War. But is that right? A civil war is a struggle between two or m... Read More
Is the Civil War Over? Jul. 14, 2015
In the wake of the recent murders in a South Carolina church, the killer's hope of igniting a race w... Read More
Correction: Obama Is Not a Liberal Apr. 10, 2015
WASHINGTON — Let me count the ways that President Barack Obama is not a liberal. Obama ran as ... Read More
Final Chapter of Bloodiest US War Recognized Apr. 09, 2015
Just across the Missouri River from St. Louis, in a tiny and all but forgotten cemetery, is a marker... Read More
