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Kim Davis was a WHAT?!
After the initial shock wore off that Kim Davis was, in fact, a Democrat, the news that she was leaving us for the Dark Side came as no surprise. Had I known, I would have helped her pack and held...
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TWiH (October 5-11): Attention! The crazy train is now boarding...all aboard!
"History, that excitable and unreliable old lady." - Guy de MaupassantThis Week in History presents summaries of a few selected historical events for each calendar week of the year.October 5 - And now...
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Civil War Soldier Statue a Simple Memorial, a Sign of Peace
Bedford, Ohio My father told me that the Civil War soldier statues of the two sides, as a sign of peace, face away from each other -- those of the Union facing north, and those of the Confederacy...
View ArticlePhoto Diary: Fort Negley, Nashville
After the Union Army captured Nashville TN in 1862, they built a series of forts around it to defend it. One of these was Fort Negley. In 1864, the Confederate army of General Hood approached...
View ArticleHistorical Essay in Politico worth
reading:For myself, I never need an excuse to learn more about history, whether recent or ancient. I ran across an essay by one Josh Zeits which touched upon the political crisis that followed the...
View ArticleFrom 2-Party System to 3-Party Clusterf***
Yesterday, Mopshell posted the most valuable diary I have seen in 9 years of reading Daily Kos. Go read it now: Simple and powerful math: She listed the numbers of House Republicans who identify...
View ArticleLong-Forgotten Civil War Veteran Now Known: Reference Librarian Tracks Life...
Full Article at the Lincoln NE Journal-StarThe fascinating story of how a reference librarian at the Nebraska Historical Society tracked down a long-forgotten Civil War veteran’s story. He will now be...
View ArticleWe are Gettysburg militants
This is my first, ever, diary here (or anywhere). I'm technically challenged, so I hope I'm following all the guidelines and rules and what-not, and doing this right. I was motivated to write, by the...
View ArticlePhoto Diary: The Civil War Battle of Nashville
The Battle of Nashville, fought in December 1864, was one of the most important points in the US Civil War, destroying an entire Confederate Army and ending the war in what was then the western United...
View ArticleWhat Catholic Neo-Confederates Don't Want You To Know About Secession
Originally posted at Talk to Action.During the summer of 2013 I wrote several posts about Catholic Neo-Confederates. My purpose was to explain the activities of libertarians such as Tom Woods, Thomas...
View ArticleTo Unite, We Should Divide
“There is no red America or blue America, there is only the United States of America.”This line, or a variation of it, is part of the standard stump speech usually rolled out by the Presidential...
View ArticleDonald Trump erected a phony Civil War monument at his golf club in Virginia
Republished from The Progressive MidwesternerWhile I’d never support an overt racist like Donald Trump for president or any other public office, one thing that I have in common with Trump is that I...
View ArticleCan we solve the domestic terror problem?
I am pessimistic. The reason is that I suspect we have no clue about what to do about domestic terrorism. The reason is simple but no one seems to see it. Domestic terrorists are harming people who...
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A bit of morning humor.
A little humor to lighten your morning. Trix’s Sunday Talk had a link to an article on Trump’s Civil War revisionism. The comment thread was hilarious. I think this one was the best.A terrible...
View ArticleAmerica: Home Of The Brave? (Or Real Americans Help Those In Need)
America. What does that word mean to you? For my grandfather, it meant refuge. He fled Belgium in 1945 after being captured by the Nazi’s and forced to work for the SS as a baker. In the daylight...
View ArticleTWiH (Nov 30-Dec 6): I spy with my little eye text messages and racism
'People are trapped in history, and history is trapped in them.'— James BaldwinNovember 30 — Ding, ding, ding—racism, the San Francisco treat! (1906)Gentlemen don't always prefer blondes, in spite of...
View ArticleOn White "History Purists" and Confederate Monuments
During brief respites from painting the Seventh Squad of the Million Gun Victims March I take time out to attend meetings to offer input on other issues relating to trying to heal Baltimore. One...
View ArticleMerry Christmas from Abraham Lincoln
Christmas day doesn't always bring you the present you want. (As a Cleveland Browns fan eagerly anticipating an NFL championship since 1964, I can attest to that.) But you may just get the gift you...
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HAWB 1863 - Admiral Benjamin Franklin Isherwood and Steam Power - How America...
Above: A 1984 oil painting by John Charles Roach, depicting the U.S. Navy's fast cruiser USS Wampanoag performing her designed mission, in an imaginary conflict with the British empire. The Wampanoag...
View ArticleReligious Freedom Week: The Struggle for Religious Equality in the Military...
We all know that by 1791 religious freedom was enshrined into our Constitution. Article VI of the original Constitution of 1787 provides that “no religious test shall ever be required as a...
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