General Stanley McChrystal On Leadership, Afghanistan, And Iconoclasm
Gen. Stanley McChrystal joins the Federalist Radio Hour to discuss famous leaders throughout history, the military, and more.
The Iconoclasts Come For George Washington
By removing its historic memorials to George Washington and Robert E. Lee, Christ Church is yielding to the relentless logic of identity politics.
Washington And Lee’s Christ Church To Obliterate Their Memorials Over Slave Ownership
To sit where George Washington sat is to keep his memory alive. So can only perfect men be honored? Can only the blameless be remembered?
The Confederate Statue Controversy Isn’t About Slavery, It’s About Ending America
Attacks on Confederate heritage have quickly evolved into attacks on American heritage, which was always the ultimate goal.
Monuments To Robert E. Lee Should Stay Because They Mark Our Growth As A Nation
Attacking Robert E. Lee for treason now is like attacking Oedipus for not asking a man if he was his father before killing him—prosaic and beside the point.
Confirmed: ESPN Is As Stupid As We Thought
ESPN is a laughingstock, and their defenders have been totally undermined by a move so stupid that it will be an item of ridicule for months to come.
Why We Should Keep The Confederate Monuments Right Where They Are
Tearing down Confederate statues, or any monuments from our history, will not change the past. But it will make for a poorer, less enlightened future.
There Are Good Reasons To Consider Removing Confederate Memorials From Our Public Squares
America is supposed to be ‘one nation, indivisible.’ But this week, we’ve seen that Confederate memorials are splitting us further and further apart.
Protesters Are All Wrong About Confederate Statues. They’re Not A Celebration, But A Warning
We can’t—and shouldn’t—wipe out the most sordid facets of our national past. They must serve as a haunting reminder of where we’ve been, and won’t return.
Davidson: The Left’s Impulse To Tear Down Confederate Statues Is Like Mao’s Cultural Revolution
‘These are tactics that are well-known. You start by tearing down statues and burning books, and eventually you go after people.’
Charlottesville Was A Fight Between The Tribal Right And Tribal Left, Intended To Polarize America
The kind of political violence we saw in Charlottesville this weekend is designed to force Americans to sort themselves into warring camps over two sets of losers.
UPDATED: White Nationalists And Counter Protesters Brawl Over Lee Statue In Virginia, Gov. Declares State Of Emergency
White nationalists gathered to protest the removal of a statue depicting Confederate general Robert E. Lee in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Why We Should Reconsider Robert E. Lee’s Place In American Nostalgia
As radical as they are, lefty extremists’ position is at least useful in making us rethink the elevation of Confederate leaders to undeserved heights.
What The Origins Of Memorial Day Can Teach Americans About Getting Along
For many Americans, Memorial Day is nothing more than a cookout. But it began as a way to honor those who died in the Civil War, and heal a broken country.
Erasing History Makes Us More Likely To Repeat Its Mistakes
The Confederacy’s destructive purpose does not mean that we should snuff out all of its memorialization now.
America’s War On The Confederacy Is Really A War On The Past
Banning displays of the Confederate flag and removing monuments of Confederate leaders amounts to a war on the past. But it won’t help us to overcome it.
Confederate Flags Should Go. Accurate History Should Stay.
Apple removed historical video games that depict Confederate flags. Gettysburg removed Confederate flags. Denying historical reality serves no one.
Let’s Not Get Trolled On The Confederate Flag
Instead of being lured into a cycle of hostility on the Confederate flag, ask how we would deal with this in a spirit of goodwill?
Remembering Appomattox
This 150th anniversary of Appomattox should hold a special place for us precisely because it marked the end of an unprecedented cataclysm, in which men respected their enemies.
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