Wastelands
As a child in the 1950s, my father–not a conservative but a Democrat–discouraged us from going to Disney movies, though he did not object to anything about Duckburg and its citizens.
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Buy This Book!
Last Train to Dixie, a collection of essays by Jack Trotter, was published last year by Shotwell Publishing, a Southern press presided over by the grand panjandrum of Southern historiography, Clyde Wilson.
Now You Get to Pay for the Ukraine War With a Recession
I just paid $6.42 for gas out here in California. Because my car now has 140,000 miles on it, I had to switch to premium to stop the engine from “knocking.” Meat at the grocery costs 50 percent more than a year ago.
Cabbages and Kings, I: Independence Day on the Po
September 15th, the day of liberty for Independent Padania, dawns fair and warm. I hurry into the center of Olginate–a small village, now suburbanized like so much of Lombardia–where I board a bus with the the local leghisti.
Let’s Return to George Washngton’s Foreign Policy
The Cold War ended 30 years ago with the dissolution of the Soviet Union. That means it’s time to return to the non-interventionist foreign policy of our greatest president, George Washington.
Autodidact: The Ancient Wisdom of Theognis
Surveys of Western Civ usually convey the impression that Greek literature was dominated by Athenians and their Ionian Greek cousins.
A Letter to the Editor from The Alabamian
Tonight, I went to a political campaign event where state and local candidates or their representatives were meeting the public in my county. I spoke to a gubernatorial candidate, and a representative for another at the event, both Republican. I asked very superficial questions about how these two candidates felt about Southern heritage.
Alternatives to Fake News on Ukraine War
“Truth is the first casualty of war” is an old saying, obviously true during the Ukraine War. I hate this war with a passion, but it’s still necessary to follow it because it reveals so much about the state of the world today, especially the regime that’s destroying my beloved America.
Autodidact: Filmer
I have been asked, many times, to explain my objections to John Locke and his theory of natural rights and the social contract. One way to address that question is the discussion of Sir Robert Filmer Patriarcha I undertook some years ago.
The Ukraine’s Got Electrolytes
The best reason to follow Facebook is the insight it gives you into the American mind, especially the bizarre mind of self-described conservatives.
