Searching For Monsters - “America goes not abroad in search of monsters to destroy … She might become the dictatress of the world, But she would no longer be the ruler of her own spirit.” — John Quincy Adams (1767-1848) In the middle of his term as Secretary of State, the future president John Quincy Adams requested permission to […]
Foul, Brutal, Savage, and Damnable: Quantrill’s Raid on Lawrence and the Pitfalls of Reciprocal Violence - It is difficult enough to exercise the art of command under ideal circumstances, and ideal circumstances are rarely present in war. Those who can exercise the art of command well under difficult, chaotic, and trying circumstances often provide some of the best lessons on leadership. Beyond the normal fog and friction of war that challenges […]
Despite It All I’m Still a Patriot - On the eve of our nation’s 249th birthday, a Gallup poll finds that only 58% of Americans feel “extremely” or “very” proud of their country. This is a new low in the 25 years Gallup has been asking this question, and the reasons are not hard to divine. We are led by a monomaniacal vulgarian […]
News From Around the South, 6/30 to 7/7 - SOUTH CAROLINA: SC Play Tells Story Of Gullah Geechee Experience During Revolutionary War When George Washington goes to heaven in the Gullah Traveling Theater’s telling of the American Revolution, Saint Peter stops him at the pearly gates. The country’s first president and commander-in-chief of the Continental Army must first reckon with his ownership of slaves and their lives before […]
Independence Day, 2025 - We are independent of London, but are we independent of Washington? Is there more freedom when governed by one tyrant 3,000 miles away or by 3,000 tyrants a few miles away? Does government today remotely resemble the values articulated on July 4th 1776? When the President of the United States bombs the lawful facilities of […]
