by editor | Nov 30, 2022 | Archive, Southern Partisan
The Lost Cause by Edward Pollard is a seminal work in the development of a Southern White historical tradition recalling, celebrating, and interpreting the fallen Confederacy to those who were part of the four-year experiment and to their children and grandchildren....
by editor | Nov 29, 2022 | Archive, Southern Partisan
Thursday, if you eat a nice meal, thank the Pilgrims. They made Thanksgiving possible. They left the Old World to escape religious persecution. They imagined a new society where everyone worked together and shared everything. In other words, they dreamed of socialism....
by editor | Nov 28, 2022 | Archive, Southern Partisan
VIRGINIA: Virginia Military Institute’s First Black Superintendent Facing Backlash From School Alumni An alumni group of the Virginia Military Institute is publicly questioning why the college’s first Black superintendent was awarded a more “generous” bonus than...
by editor | Nov 24, 2022 | Archive, Southern Partisan
“Government requires make-believe. Make believe that the king is divine, make believe that he can do no wrong or make believe that the voice of the people is the voice of God. Make believe that the people have a voice or make believe that the representatives of...
by editor | Nov 23, 2022 | Archive, Southern Partisan
America could finally be on its way to hammering out a truce between advocates for same-sex marriage and religious opponents who want no part of it. It’s a tall order. Congress is the architect of one part of the truce. The Senate is advancing a bill, with...
by editor | Nov 22, 2022 | Archive, Southern Partisan
The iconic Confederate drink, then and now, is the Mint Julep. Captain Frederick Marryatt (1792-1848) was a Royal Navy officer, a well-respected novelist, and an acquaintance of Charles Dickens. He often wrote about America, which he had visited several times. The...