This is a good overview of how horribly the Civil War was taught for a century and how it still shapes people such as Donald Trump today. Until the late 1960s, history curricula in Trump’s home stat
Perhaps my right-wing analysis is weak these days. And the writing in this article is horrendous. But the Daily Howler published an essay arguing to tear down all the Confederate statues because they
In these horrible times, one doesn’t have much to cheer. Here’s something! Authorities removed a statue of Confederate President Jefferson Davis in New Orleans early Thursday, as protester
Unveiling ceremony of Confederate monument, Salisbury, North Carolina, 1909 Sometimes people wonder why the Confederate monuments matter? As if getting rid of them will end racism! No one argued that,
For the 1985 miniseries North and South, the producers hired the greatest actor of his generation to play John Brown. His name? Mr. John R. Cash. Via
Why has Farley never written on this statue in Lexington of General John Morgan and his mare Bess? See, Bess has testicles because the sculptor felt it wasn’t manly enough for a general to be ri
Obviously I need to change the way I teach my Civil War course. Since Jim DeMint has the ear of God, we know his view of history is also correct. DeMint: This progressive, the whole idea of being prog
So this is happening in Florida: The plans for a Union monument at the Olustee Battlefield Historic State Park — about 46 miles west of Jacksonville, Fla. — began several years ago. The id