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What Does Tolerance Mean?

Posted on August 7, 2012 by Stephen Clay McGehee

The Mad Monarchist blog is a part of my regular reading. Its masthead says, “They cannot understand as yet that we are not fighting a political party but a sect of murderers of all contemporary culture” – a statement that … Continue reading →

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Romney on The Confederate Flag

Posted on July 14, 2012 by Stephen Clay McGehee

While I would not advocate making the display of Confederate symbols into a national campaign issue, it is a very clear indication of how one views the people of The South, Southern heritage, and Southern culture. While Barack Hussein Obama … Continue reading →

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The Amendment that Destroyed America

Posted on June 9, 2012 by Stephen Clay McGehee

The War for Southern Independence was about the rights of the individual states as the primary entity of government opposing a massive federal government dictating to the states. Before someone starts screaming, “What about slavery?!”… sure, that was an important … Continue reading →

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Lord Acton on The Southern Cause

Posted on May 23, 2012 by Stephen Clay McGehee

The following was written by Valerie Protopapas at the request of the Jubal Early SCV Camp in Tampa, Florida. It was submitted to the local media on the occasion of Confederate Memorial Day. Two publications involved had promised to print … Continue reading →

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Mob Rule in America – The Trayvon Martin Case

Posted on March 25, 2012 by Stephen Clay McGehee

I had hoped to go through the series of posts on the Southern gentleman and the Boy Scout laws, oath, and motto without interruption. Current events have intervened and I feel compelled to comment on what has become commonplace in … Continue reading →

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Reprint Resources

Posted on February 18, 2012 by Stephen Clay McGehee

Understanding what really happened during an historical event or period of time means looking through source material written at the time by people who were there. Too often, we rely on what is taught in the public schools from books … Continue reading →

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A Judge With Common Sense

Posted on September 8, 2011 by Stephen Clay McGehee

Every once in a while, I take advantage of my role as chief scribe at Confederate Colonel to post something quite unrelated to our main topic. This is one of those posts. After my previous post in which I pointed … Continue reading →

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Two Very Different Cultures

Posted on September 6, 2011 by Stephen Clay McGehee

What leads one part of a society to destroy while another part of society cleans up the mess and rebuilds? What kind of monster have we, as a Western society, created? While there is no doubt that the London riots … 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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