Tag: history
On This Day in Alabama History — Tuskaloosa Burning
Because haters don’t want to see us be great, Tuscaloosa has been burned down a few times. Most famously, Tuscaloosa was burned during the Civil War simply because we committed […]
Term Limits Suck. Just Ask the Romans.
Anyone who has had the misfortune of listening to me for more than about ten minutes knows that I’m absolutely obsessed with Ancient Rome, specifically the Roman Republic, which served […]
The Five Greatest Republicans
The Republican Party is one of the oldest political parties in the world, and one of the two most powerful. Depending on how the electoral college shakes out every four […]
We Must Begin America Again
Every two to four years, we can begin America over again. You have that power.
On This Day in 1848 — The Birth of Feminism
If feminism is the belief that women are full and equal human beings, then feminists have always existed.
I Nominate June 12 to be International Struggle Day
June 12, 1942 – Anne Frank gets a diary for her birthday. June 12, 1963 – Medgar Evers pays the last full measure of devotion. June 12, 1964 – Nelson […]
The Logistical Failure of Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine
Infantry wins battles. Logistics wins wars.
The Four Best Slaveowners
So, what’s my point? Tear down the statues of these men, scrape their names off every building in America, and damn their memories?
America Is Frozen in the Cold War
An aggressive petrostate attacking its neighbors does not become America’s “biggest geopolitical threat” just because it’s in Europe. That’s Cold War nostalgia.
Presidents Day 2022: The Dumbest Thing Every President Has Done, Vol. 3
Happy Presidents Day 2022. Are y’all ready for more presidential gaffes, blunders, and general stupidity?