Monthly Archives: August 2009

Robert E. Lee was right! Thursday, August 20, 2009 When he wrote this to Lord Acton: ... the consolidation of the states into one vast republic, sure to be aggressive abroad and despotic at home, will be the certain precursor of that ruin which has overwhelmed all those that have preceded it. Philip Giraldi confirms that an aggressive foreign policy and a despotic domestic policy go hand-in-hand: The erosion of America’s liberties [...]

De-Demonizing the South (Defending Dixie) Autor: Thomas E. Woods, Jr. 20.8.2009 Clyde N. Wilson, Defending Dixie: Essays in Southern History and Culture (Columbia, S.C.: Foundation for American Education, 2006). Southerners have been so effectively demonized, both in American history and American popular culture, that not only the left but even a certain brand of conservative and libertarian will run for cover when the subject is raised, or even add their own voices [...]

John Grisham and Morris Dees: Birds of a Feather? Al Benson Jr. 19 August 2009 A couple years ago someone gave me a copy of one of John Grisham’s books which I really enjoyed. After reading it I picked up several more, some at used book stores. They were well written and Grisham could spin an interesting yarn that held your attention, especially about lawyers, since he had once been one. Although [...]

White County, Tenn., getting Confederate Civil War pistol back By Associated Press August 17, 2009 SPARTA, Tenn. (AP) — White County is getting back a historic Civil War pistol.   The people of White County gave the gun to Confederate Gen. George Dibrell in 1862, but it was later confiscated as a war prize. A few months ago, the White County Heritage Museum discovered a private collector in Connecticut had the gun. [...]

Youngster adopts Confederate grave here Stafford boy, 7, faithfully and frequently tends Confederate's grave Date published: 8/17/2009 BY PETE CIHELKA About a year ago, Jackson Lee Sulcer, 7, came to the Confederate Cemetery in Fredericksburg looking for a dirty grave. He happened on the grave site of Virginia soldier Samuel Davis, which appeared unkempt to the boy, so he decided to tidy it up. "The [headstone] looked scraped and I was kind [...]

The States' Rights Tradition Nobody Knows Posted on 04 March 2009 by Thomas E. Woods, LewRockwell.com In 1798, the legislatures of Virginia and Kentucky approved resolutions that affirmed the states’ right to resist federal encroachments on their powers. If the federal government has the exclusive right to judge the extent of its own powers, warned the resolutions’ authors (James Madison and Thomas Jefferson, respectively), it will continue to grow – regardless of [...]

The View From Marxist Washington--All who don't agree with us are right-wing extremists By Al Benson Jr. The current Marxist coterie that runs our government is freely employing the old Marxist tactic of name-calling against its adversaries instead of dealing with those issues they do not really wish to deal with publicly. What better way to confuse the issue of health care, or anything else for that matter, than to openly seek [...]