So, He Gets ONE LITTLE THING About the Civil War Wrong
We suppose it’s only understandable that Americans believe their Presidents should know a thing or two about the country they’ve been elected to lead. But isn’t the Internet being a…
David Neiwert Blows Up ‘Confederate History Month’
Hailing from the Pacific Northwest, author and journalist David Neiwert is among the country’s best experts on right wing militias and hate speech. In ‘honor’ of Confederate History Month, which…
Into The Blender of Heaven: Mormon Militants At Malheur
This is the third and final installment in a three-part series examining the extremist elements involved in the takeover of the Malheur refuge in Oregon. Part One examined the pervasive,…
Embassies In Iran: A Tale From The Great War Blog
This weekend, a crowd in Tehran attacked and set fire to the Saudi Arabian embassy in retaliation for the execution of a Shi’a cleric. A brief scan of social media channels confirms that…
The Great Disappointment: Ben Carson Fandom Rejects West Point Story
As the token brain surgeon of the GOP presidential nominating field, Ben Carson has risen to frontrunner status largely on his outsider appeal and personal biography, having developed a very…
Unsafe At Any Speed: The Self-Destructing Battleships Of WWI
Another cross-post from the Great War Blog, a daily diary of your modern world being born in blood and fire. Just after 8 AM yesterday in busy Brindisi harbor, located…
Boll Weevil: How An Insect Affected The First World War
This is another cross-post from the Great War Blog, a daily update of your modern world being born in blood and fire a century ago. Near Thomasville, Georgia today, a…
Grandfather Clause: The Supreme Court v White Supremacy In 1915
This is another cross-post from the Great War Blog, a daily diary of your modern world being born in blood and fire a century ago. Today’s installment is about a…
Scapegoat: A Wartime Witch Hunt. From The Great War Blog
This is another cross-post from The Great War Blog, a daily diary of your modern world being born in blood and fire a century ago. Today’s edition is about the…
Interventionists: A Tale Of Italian Fascism From The Great War Blog
This is another cross-post from the Great War Blog, a daily diary of your modern world being born in blood and fire a century ago. Today’s entry recalls the diverse political…