John Parrot - Stocktrek Images / Getty ImagesPremium Southern Confederates Believed They Were Racially Superior to Northern Whites An obscure 1860 essay revealed aspects of the ruling-class mind that help explain mutual contempt and the ferocity of civil war. By Michael Schwarz January 8, 2024
Peter Dazeley / Getty Images Methodist Church Calls on Ministers 'to Repent of Any Hurtful Language' like 'Husband' and 'Wife' The guidance warns that such terms "make assumptions about a family or personal life that is not the reality for many people." By Ben Kew December 30, 2023
WMUR-TV / YouTube screen shotCommentary Nikki Haley Receives Backlash After Word Salad on Civil War During Campaign Stop Sidestepping a touchy question about American history comes across as an act of political expediency rather than conviction. By Rachel M. Emmanuel December 28, 2023
Library of Congress / Getty ImagesPremium How the True Meaning of Christmas Taught Former Slave Frederick Douglass to Love Slaveholders Postwar propaganda about Christmas in the antebellum South did not ring true with Douglass, who understood the holiday's meaning. By Michael Schwarz December 27, 2023
Michael M. Santiago / Getty ImagesCommentary NY Democrat Governor Establishes Slavery Reparations Commission Amid $4.3 Billion Budget Shortfall According to Gov. Kathy Hochul, the fact that New York came down "on the right side" of slavery is not enough. By Rachel M. Emmanuel December 23, 2023
WLS-TV / Video screen shot; Justin Sullivan / Getty ImagesCommentary Chicago's '51st Alderman' Rails Against the Corrupt City, Calls for Trump to Come In and Clean Up Sure, he's quite a character. But he has sharp insights regarding illegal immigration, Democrats and Donald Trump. By Mike Landry December 22, 2023
@A24 / X screen shotCommentary Hollywood to Release Sinister 'Civil War' Movie Just Before 2024 Election A new trailer for a 2024 film depicts America engulfed in civil war, and some viewers find the election-year timing suspicious. By Michael Schwarz December 14, 2023
Terrisa for President / YouTube screen shotCommentary Democrat Running Against Biden Airs Graphic Ad on NBC That Joe Will Hate In the tradition of 19th-century abolitionists, Terrisa Bukovinac ran a shocking campaign ad designed to awaken consciences. By Michael Schwarz December 12, 2023
@TuckerCarlson / X screen shotCommentary Tucker Carlson Warns 2024 Will Be 'Like Nothing We've Ever Seen' Carlson acknowledged good reasons for our present anxiety, but he also cited timeless truth as an antidote to slavery. By Michael Schwarz November 24, 2023
APPremium This Thanksgiving, Give Thanks for American Colonialism We should reject the false "oppressor-oppressed" narrative, understand the complex history of American colonialism and give thanks for it. By Michael Schwarz November 23, 2023