Category Archives: Culture and Heritage

Southern Manners vs. Yankee Business Etiquette

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Stephen Clay McGehee

The following was posted on Face Book by Tim Manning. Mr. Manning edits The Southern Partisan – one of the first links added here at Confederate Colonel. Be sure to take the time to browse through the rich collection of … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving, 1944

Posted on November 23, 2011 by Stephen Clay McGehee

The Norman Rockwell classic, Freedom From Want, speaks volumes of the bounty that we have here in America. Even the poorest of the poor here are far richer than much of the rest of the world. Obesity is a far … Continue reading →

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Why Anti-Southerners Won’t Listen

Posted on October 11, 2011 by Stephen Clay McGehee

Those who believe The South was filled with whip-wielding slave-masters have no interest in reading that which shows them to be wrong. Let me quickly point out that, by the same token, I would not really be interested in reading … Continue reading →

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The North/South Divide Continues

Posted on September 2, 2011 by Stephen Clay McGehee

I was reading the comments following a blog post at Front Porch Republic about possible future scenarios, when the past and the future seemed to merge. It seems that the North/South Divide is very much alive and well in the … Continue reading →

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Voices Raised for Change

Posted on August 19, 2011 by Stephen Clay McGehee

The following was first posted here on July 22, 2010. I am re-posting it after reading an article in today’s Wall Street Journal about The Singing Revolution – a documentary that is scheduled to air on PBS Saturday at 3:00 … Continue reading →

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Interviewed on Amerika.org

Posted on August 15, 2011 by Stephen Clay McGehee

In today’s post at Amerika.org, Brett Stevens interviewed me about the Southern Agrarian movement. Amerika.org is one of those refreshing islands of original thought on the web that makes you stop and think. As with any good writing – indeed, … Continue reading →

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A Southern Nation

Posted on July 19, 2011 by Stephen Clay McGehee

If The South was a nation during the time of the War for Southern Independence, at what point did it cease being a nation? The answer: it didn’t. The Confederate States of America was, of course, the political arm of … Continue reading →

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Responsibility and Children

Posted on July 12, 2011 by Stephen Clay McGehee

My wife is part of a group of ladies who go to our church each Monday morning to clean and straighten up after the church services. They routinely find candy wrappers and food, and doors opened, and things out of … Continue reading →

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Mapping the Demographics of Change

Posted on July 10, 2011 by Stephen Clay McGehee

A point that we’ve made here several times in the past is that changes in demographics mean changes in the culture – massive changes. The steep decline began to really take off following the Immigration Act of 1965 and other … Continue reading →

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Monarchy as Government

Posted on July 8, 2011 by Stephen Clay McGehee

I have, for some time, wondered if perhaps the first fatal mistake that was made in American government was when George Washington declined the offer to become king rather than president. A recent post at The Monarchist blog makes some … Continue reading →

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