by editor | Apr 4, 2018 | Archive, Southern Partisan
This year I teach some Lincoln, Douglass, and Booker T. Washington: heroes, even if flawed, because they got the big moral struggle of their time right. They are inspiring to read, but to understand how decent people could resist the power of the truth for so long...
by editor | Mar 27, 2018 | Archive, Southern Partisan
As cities throughout the South move to take down monuments of Confederate leaders, the mayor of Nashville unveiled a plan this week for the city to honor an overlooked part of the Civil War era: the contributions and sacrifices of slaves. Under the proposal, announced...
by editor | Mar 26, 2018 | Archive, Southern Partisan
The last man standing between the U.S. and war with Iran may be a four-star general affectionately known to his Marines as “Mad Dog.” Gen. James Mattis, the secretary of defense, appears to be the last man in the Situation Room who believes the Iran...
by editor | Mar 26, 2018 | Archive, Southern Partisan
North Carolina: Majority at Rally on Capitol Grounds Pro-Monument People from across North Carolina got the chance to speak out on the fate of the confederate monuments on the Raleigh state capitol grounds. A special committee is tasked with recommending if the...
by editor | Mar 25, 2018 | Archive, Southern Partisan
One thing that defines liberals is their incessant desire to push political messages into every time and space. Their “compassion” and “inclusion” is perpetually shoved in our faces. That problem has metastasized under President Trump. The...