The only certain things in life are death, taxes, and “conservative” historian Allen Guelzo calling Robert E. Lee a traitor. In fact, his recent book makes that clear on the first page. Guelzo is a self described Yankee who bleeds blue and genuflects to his statue of Abraham Lincoln. That last part I made up, but he does call himself a Yankee. That means no …more
They don’t like them, that is unless they glorify some underrepresented group in America. In other words, wokies think there are too many monuments to white men, and in particular white men who owned slaves or they think were racist. Tearing down monuments is an indirect (and somewhat passive aggressive) response to “right wing” America. They don’t like you so they want to tear down …more
Last week, our SCOUTS wannabe Attorney General instructed the FBI to investigate “dangerous” activity by school board moms. You see, people are upset all over the United States about critical race theory and masking mandates for their kids. This, coupled with an already meager return for our education dollars in many States across America, has parents challenging elected and appointed school board officials. Some are …more
Earlier this year, I picked a fight with the Straussian/neoconservatives in Chronicles magazine. This led some people to openly wonder why now, and more importantly what was the point? If the right is being badgered by the left, why do we need to pick a fight with our allies? My response is simple: You can’t win if you are fighting by the enemies’ rules and …more
The left seems to think Donald Trump made up the slogan “make America great again” as a dog whistle for “white supremacists.” The (il)logic behind this buffoonery rests on the premise that Trump wanted to take America back to the 1950s, a time when segregated schools dotted the American landscape, black children couldn’t drink at the same water fountains as white children in the South, …more
Americans are angry. They are angry at their government, their neighbors, their schools, their football team–particularly if you aren’t an Alabama or Georgia fan. Or perhaps you’re angry at the SEC or the PC stupidity from modern universities. Some of this is rational. Universities are a cultural wasteland, and in the South are now governed by a carpetbagging bunch of idiots. Americans also should not …more
I’ve said many times that the correct response to the American monument Taliban should be “No, shut up.” But fair is fair, and the main argument that have made against traditional American monuments, but particularly Confederate monuments, has been that the monuments represent bad history and false “myths.” With that in mind, perhaps it’s time to tear down or “contextualize” other monuments. Take for example …more
Sarah Silverman and Ken Burns are in agreement on one thing: America is in bad shape. Burns thinks things are as bad as they were in the 1850s on the eve of war. Silverman just wants to create two separate countries. Huzzah! Silverman is an award winning actress most famous for her voice work in Disney films, but she is an outspoken leftist who is …more
It seems politicos on the left and right agree that if you want Americans to believe in your cause, you need to demonize John C. Calhoun. To the right, Calhoun is evil. To the left, Calhoun is evil. Both are wrong. We’ve lost all concept of the meaning of that term, something I’ll cover later this week on The Brion McClanahan Show. But until then, …more
Last week, Virginia removed the statue of Robert E. Lee, a national historic landmark that stood for over a century in Richmond. The same statue Douglas S. Freeman saluted every day while he was working on his monumental study of the man. “New Virginia” doesn’t deserve Lee. This was destined to happen, particularly since some “conservatives” have joined the chorus for taking down Confederate monuments. …more
Most Americans recognize a few of the Founding Fathers—Washington, Jefferson, Madison, Hamilton, Adams, Franklin—but what about some of the important but forgotten men who have been lost to time? They have great stories that need to be told. Here are ten whose fantastic lives are in many ways better than fiction.
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