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A Nation of Suspects

A Nation of Suspects

Some of the recent legal challenges to the use of surveillance by the Department of Homeland Security upon Americans have resulted...

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Civil War Maj. Gen. Carl Schurz: The Quintessential German American?

Civil War Maj. Gen. Carl Schurz: The Quintessential German American?

Few individuals are more emblematic of the ethnic experience of the Civil War than Carl Schurz. Though not a household name among Union generals, Schurz has grown to represent the American immigrant’s stake in the war. This was a role that was somewhat self-imposed. Throughout the war, Schurz advocated on behalf of his German American brethren in the face of flagrant nativism and rallied a key...

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A Nation of Suspects

Some of the recent legal challenges to the use of surveillance by the Department of Homeland Security upon Americans have resulted in the revelation of truly terrifying behavior by the government, in direct defiance of the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution. We now...

Civil War Maj. Gen. Carl Schurz: The Quintessential German American?

Few individuals are more emblematic of the ethnic experience of the Civil War than Carl Schurz. Though not a household name among Union generals, Schurz has grown to represent the American immigrant’s stake in the war. This was a role that was somewhat self-imposed....

Just How Corrupt Is Trump? Here Are the Numbers

This is the Trump era, which means if you blink, you will miss another shattering example of unabashed corruption. I don't usually write about the same topic twice in a row, but the latest revelations of Trump's wanton, shameless profiteering from the White House...

News From Around the South, 5/18 to 5/25

Southern, midsized cities lead population gains between 2024 and 2025 Large, immigrant-rich cities saw population fall back between mid-2024 and mid-2025 after nation-leading increases the year before. Mid-sized cities led the pack in U.S. Census Bureau estimates...

Do We Still Have a Constitution?

This week, President Donald Trump announced that he plans to give away tax dollars without congressional or judicial authorization to his friends and allies whom he believes were mistreated by the Biden administration. Can he legally do that? Here is the backstory....

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