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The Right-Wing is Pushing Minority Rule and History Can Show What’s Next

The recent Supreme Court leak has unveiled a politically motivated court pushing an agenda that doesn’t represent legal precedent, majority opinion, or even democratic values. This is a travesty to […]

May 17, 2022May 17, 2022 Caleb McKerley Essays

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?

March 29, 2022March 29, 2022 Christian Coleman Lists, Ranking

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?

February 21, 2022February 22, 2022 Colter Longshore Lists, Ranking

December 1, 1824 — The Electoral College Fails Again

The Electoral College isn’t a term in the US Constitution. It’s a construction that allows us to envision the collective body of electors who choose the president.

November 30, 2021November 30, 2021 Christian Coleman Articles

The 5th of November: The Gunpowder, Treason, and Slave Revolt

Slavery is not a natural condition, despite what American slaveholders said.

November 1, 2021November 2, 2021 Christian Coleman Articles

The Time Georgia Tech Handed Cumberland The Worst L in College Football History; October 7th, 1916

No matter your favorite college football team, you’ve taken an embarrassing loss. Even perennial juggernaut Alabama (Roll Tide) has taken some shameful Ls. I witnessed a few of them in […]

October 5, 2021October 5, 2021 Christian Coleman Articles

The 5 Different 9/11s Part 1: New York City

This past weekend marked the twentieth anniversary of the september 11th terrorist attacks. I vaguely remember being 11 in sixth grade and watching as the smoke rose into lower Manhattan’s […]

September 19, 2021September 27, 2021 Colter Longshore Articles
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The Most American Beer

Is Native American beer (tiswin) beer? By German law, beer can only consist of barley, water, hops, and yeast. There are thousands of variations on that basic recipe. The type […]

August 21, 2021August 24, 2021 Christian Coleman Articles

Presidential Ranking and the Politics of Memory

This past June, C-SPAN released an updated United States Presidential ranking. This was their 4th installment of the rankings. Beginning in 2000 and following each change of administration in 2009 […]

July 27, 2021July 27, 2021 Caleb McKerley Articles

America’s Culture War Is a Religious Conflict

A civic religion is more than just a system of beliefs that we might consider “religious,” as in, supernatural. A civic religion is a set of beliefs, customs, and symbols […]

July 27, 2021July 27, 2021 Christian Coleman Essays

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