Category Archives: Civil War

The Moon is Down? In the U.S.?

Posted on 23 May 2013 by

John Steinbeck’s 1942 novel The Moon is Down is about people of a small  village occupied by Nazi forces somewhere in Northern Europe. They become sullen and their obedience is bought at an increasingly high price. Free people cannot remain conquered. Re-reading … Continue reading →

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Freedom can be Taken. When Inherited or otherwise Given, does it Last?

Posted on 26 April 2013 by

If taken at great cost, it often lasts for quite a while. If inherited, not that long. If given, it is even more readily perishable.  The United States gained their freedom, by force and at great cost, from those who used … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on the Anniversary of General Robert E. Lee’s Birth

Posted on 18 January 2013 by

This is a “revised and extended” re-post of an article I wrote in 2011 to mark an anniversary of General Lee’s death. It celebrates the two hundred and sixth anniversary of his birth on January 19, 1807, a happier occasion. … Continue reading →

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What does the Republican Party Want?

Posted on 12 January 2013 by

Reelection of its incumbents and power of course, but what else matters? Anything? An article by Scott Rasmussen published yesterday contends that Just a few days after reaching [the fiscal cliff] agreement, an inside-the-Beltway publication reported another area of bipartisan … Continue reading →

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The Democratic People’s Republic of Amerika has changed.

Posted on 28 December 2012 by

The change has been mainly for the worse. Why have we let the “progressives” get away with it and what can we do about it? An article by Jim Gourdie at Conservatives on Fire suggests that The United States are … Continue reading →

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We can Waste Time or to Begin to Solve our Problems.

Posted on 12 November 2012 by

There are many pleasant actions that can be taken that won’t do any good. There are others that might at least begin to do some good. These won’t do much good beyond diverting attention from our problems and maybe providing … Continue reading →

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Is the Republican Party Dead or Dying? Part II

Posted on 10 November 2012 by

We the Opposition Part I can be found here. It provides some of my thinking behind this, Part II. Jim Gourdi at Conservatives on fire wrote yesterday, Obama won and we lost. There are lessons WE must take away from … Continue reading →

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Civil War, the U.S. Constitution and History

Posted on 1 November 2012 by

We should do our best to avoid another Civil War and the best way to do that is to insist upon faithful adherence to the U.S. Constitution. An article entitled The U.S. Constitution and Civil War, posted at my blog … Continue reading →

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Thinking about the Coming Election and other stuff –

Posted on 14 October 2012 by

put me in mind of some of my favorite old songs and of their persistent relevance. Scots ballads Based on a poem by Robert Burns (1759 – 1796), this ballad labeled Ode to Humanity seeks equal rights for all as … Continue reading →

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Advance Information on President Obama’s Wednesday Debate Remarks

Posted on 2 October 2012 by

Due to his great appreciation of things foreign, President Obama will channel a famous German on Wednesday. It unknown whether he intends thereafter to ask German Chancellor Merkel for foreign aid. The Very Honorable I.M. Totus, the former Teleprompter of … Continue reading →

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