Buried Secrets of the CSA
ALBEMARLE, N.C. — Are secret documents dating back to the Civil War buried in a mine in Stanly County? The Stanly County Museum and Stanly County Historical Society gave local residents an opportunity to hear of the mystery surrounding the disappearance of the...Lost Cause Free Trade
The French classical economist Frédéric Bastiat once remarked, “when goods do not cross borders, armies will.” Democratic Senator James Hammond of South Carolina infamously agreed with those sentiments on March 4, 1858, nearly eight years after Bastiat’s death. In a...Looking for Lincoln
At the Australian embassy in Washington, DC, last month, I asked Kim Beazley if he had had the chance to indulge his fascination with Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War while serving as Australia’s ambassador to the US. “The Civil War is seminal to the...Waiting for the Robert E. Lee
Winston Churchill once said, “The most beautiful voice in the world is that of an educated Southern woman.” The Sons of Confederate Veterans hosted their 118th National Reunion during the month of July, 2013 in Vicksburg, Mississippi, and Christine Barr, an...Obiter Dicta
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