2 days agoSome Survive the BattlefieldNo one is sure whether he tried to jump the draw bridge in Pensacola or if he meant to kill himself. Some were concerned that Marine Corps Major, Stephen W. Pless, needed some help. Pless flew 780 combat missions during two tours in Vietnam. He was a highly decorated Marine…Memorial Day2 min readMemorial Day2 min read
May 20Reconstruction — The Numbers MatterThe modern interpretation of the South’s reaction to the policies of Reconstruction ignores the numbers. There were more free blacks in the South than in the North. As a percentage of the white population, the difference was even more stark. More telling is the roughly four million slaves in the…Us History2 min readUs History2 min read
May 13American Conservatism is Southern“With so many able-bodied colored men in the South who do not know enough to ask for living wages, it is not hard to guess that while this race continues to increase in numbers and ignorance prosperity will not even knock at the door, much less enter the home of…Us History2 min readUs History2 min read
May 11The Complex 19th Century South“In this nether world blacks and whites intermingled freely. The conventions of slavery were discarded and not only did men find fellowship without regard to color in the tippling shops, back rooms, and secluded sheds, but the women of both races joined in. …Us History2 min readUs History2 min read
May 7The Myth of the Loyal Slave MythA commission authorized by the United States Congress claims the Confederate Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery portrays “highly sanitized depictions of slavery”. Many commentators interpret this as a presentation of the myth of the “loyal slave”. This is a favorite trick of the modern effort to denigrate the South. They…Slavery2 min readSlavery2 min read
May 6A Lifetime of PrivilegeHe was white and not a tall man. He was born and raised in a small town in North Carolina in the 1930s and 40s. His father died when he was 19. He joined the navy a year later and entered flight training. He was soon married. In 1956 at…White Privilege2 min readWhite Privilege2 min read
Apr 29The Truth Hurts“No, she doesn’t. She just doesn’t have time for your traitorous shit. Neither do the rest of us.” I find it odd that people will defend someone on Twitter without knowing the details. This person came to the defense of Erin L. Thompson after I said that she used dishonest…Us History2 min readUs History2 min read
Apr 28A Constitutional Thought ExperimentI didn’t have a dog in the fight. My motivation for caring about Southern secession was to understand the intellectual foundation underpinning General Mark Milley’s classification of Confederates as traitors. Learning about secession and the Constitution during the Civil War has been thrilling. A contrarian at heart, I was especially…Us History2 min readUs History2 min read
Apr 23Elon Musk and Southern HeritageSpaceX’s Starship Explodes Shortly After Launching Uncrewed Test Flight Wall Street Journal Starship Explosion Shows Just How Far SpaceX Is From the Moon Bloomberg L.P. SpaceX’s Starship Kicked Up a Dust Cloud, Leaving Texans With a Mess New York Times These headlines represent the initial perspectives on the recent SpaceX…Elon Musk2 min readElon Musk2 min read
Apr 16Can Chat GPT4 be Evil?The causes of the American Civil War and the history of the Reconstruction that followed are controversial subjects. It does not help that a burgeoning source of information will deceive you. I spent some time last night interacting with Chat GPT4 on the topic of Reconstruction after the Civil War…Us History2 min readUs History2 min read
