“The Most Incompetent Man in the Confederacy”: John Pemberton In Over His Head
ECW welcomes back guest author Lucas Simmons. John C. Pemberton ended the Civil War with a less-than-stellar reputation. Confederate surgeon John A. Leavy remarked after the battle of Champion Hill that his commander was either “a traitor or the most incompetent man...
No Kings
What does it say when Alex Padilla, a sitting member of the United States Senate, the senior Democrat on the Senate Judiciary subcommittee on Immigration, is wrestled to the ground and handcuffed like a common criminal? Not a rapist, not a murderer, but a member of...
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VIRGINIA: Trump Orders Virginia Army Installation Renamed Lt. Gen. Arthur Gregg and Lt. Col. Charity Adams may be having their names removed from the signs at Fort Gregg-Adams, but the post’s commanding general has told their families that she was “committed” to...
Slouching Toward Authoritarianism
The deployment of California National Guard troops and active-duty U.S. Marines onto the streets of Los Angeles is an assault on federalism, violates federal law and manifests a dangerous pattern of governmental behavior in defiance of constitutional principles and...Obiter Dicta
Has the United States become what President Donald Trump recently condemned? Can the president fight any war he wishes? Can Read More
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VIRGINIA: Trump Orders Virginia Army Installation Renamed Lt. Gen. Arthur Gregg and Lt. Col. Charity Adams may be having their names removed from the signs at Fort Gregg-Adams, but the Read More