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April 26, 2017

The Cost of Desegregation

We have been hailing the Civil Rights Era as a grand and universal success for decades. Desegregation is an unquestionable good in the eyes of all good Americans. So, let’s take a

June 4, 2019

History in Ancient Greece (Part 2): Herodotus

Editor’s note: The following is extracted from History, by Bernadotte Perrin (published 1912). (Go back to previous chapter) But the Ancient History of the Greeks never emancipated itself wholly from the influence of the epic poems. The revolt against it

June 6, 2019

History in Ancient Greece (Part 3): Thucydides

December 16, 2019

Decline And Fall Of The United States

Culture·History·Technology

What A Man Can Do

February 27, 2020

What I saw a man do made me question the professed causes and benefits of the industrial revolution, which is the wholesale replacement of skilled craftsmen with autonomic machines. Many of you

Culture·History

The Battle of Marathon (B.C. 490)

February 24, 2020

Editor’s note: The following work by Sir Edward Shepherd Creasy is extracted from The Great Events by Famous Historians, Vol. I (published 1905). All spelling in the original. Two thousand three hundred

History·Science·Technology

Shock Treatment

February 24, 2020

Let’s face it, the practice of medicine has some dark chapters, and to many, electro-shock therapy of the 60’s makes up one of the darkest. The images of patience strapped down and

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When the Millennial Learns To Hate

February 22, 2020

This is a rant and a polemic, not an academic exercise. And “ok boomer” is an acceptable response to boomers. I live in the Humid Depths of Dixie, on the outskirts of

Culture·History·Literature

Influential Works III – William Faulkner

February 20, 2020

Part II As a reminder, this is not a review series. This is not an explicatory series. It is a “Why does it matter?” series. I write under the assumption you know

Culture·Family·History·Nationalism

Video: Appalachian English

February 18, 2020

Culture·History·Religion

Video: Bible – Historically Accurate

February 17, 2020

Culture·History·Nationalism

Charles XII: A Swedish Conqueror

February 15, 2020

Editor’s note: The following is extracted from The Book of Bravery, by Henry Wysham Lanier (published 1920). One day in November, 1697, a review was being held of the royal troops at

Culture·History·Religion

St. Valentine’s Day: The Real Story

February 14, 2020

History·Nationalism

The Tactical Evolution of Cavalry

February 13, 2020

Editor’s note: The following is extracted from Cavalry Combat (Cavalry School of the United States Army, published 1937). As a preliminary to the discussion of cavalry combat of small units engaged in

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