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David John Marotta on The Cause of The War

Posted on June 28, 2013 by Stephen Clay McGehee

Today’s post at the Marotta On Money blog is one of those incredibly rare pieces that shows the real reason that the Southern states seceded from the union – punishing tariffs designed to enrich the North at the expense of … Continue reading →

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Southern Generosity

Posted on January 26, 2013 by Stephen Clay McGehee

Mint.com has released a map showing the amount of charitable giving by state. It should come as no surprise that, as a region, Dixie has the highest rate of giving. Some outliers are Utah and Idaho, which have high numbers … Continue reading →

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Secession – Act 3

Posted on November 29, 2012 by Stephen Clay McGehee

The first act of this play being secession from England. The second act being the secession of the Confederate states in 1861. The third act… More posts on secession. Molotov Mitchell is president of the award-winning Illuminati Pictures. His specialty … 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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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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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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Slavery and Secession – Another View

Posted on September 11, 2011 by Stephen Clay McGehee

The Faith and Heritage blog has a fascinating review of The Road to Disunion, Volume II: Secessionists Triumphant, by William W. Freehling. So much of what I thought I knew about the period leading up to the War for Southern … 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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The Case for the Lower Case “u”

Posted on July 22, 2011 by Stephen Clay McGehee

Ask just about anyone to write out the name of this country, and they will almost certainly write “United States of America”. They will most likely also refer to it as “The United States of America”. There are two problems … Continue reading →

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Remembering – from Vanishing American

Posted on November 24, 2010 by Stephen Clay McGehee

Today’s post at the Vanishing American blog (this is on my daily reading list, and I encourage others to do the same) is an excellent piece on two levels. The first level is the Battle of Lookout Mountain and his … Continue reading →

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