The film cannot be said to be interested in persuading anybody of anything. The post You’ve Been Here Before: On Alex Garland’s “Civil War” appeared first on Cleveland Review of Books.| Cleveland Review of Books
Israeli military targets Yemen’s Sanaa after Houthi […]| Nowlebanon
In the age of Trump, our nation lives under the banner of America First. In domestic policy, this means securing our border, deporting those who are in the country illegally, and reestablishing law and order in our cities, among other key goals. But what does America First mean for the world beyond America? To answer... Read more about: What America First Says to the World The post What America First Says to the World appeared first on The American Mind.| The American Mind
Stephen Foster was America's first professional songwriter, and his songs helped to frame mid-19th century culture. The post Stephen Foster: How Song Opened a Door on History appeared first on Tweetspeak Poetry.| Tweetspeak Poetry
There are many important lessons and truths to be learned from the Civil War. With Nana’s Civil War Hands-On Homeschool Lessons and the accompanying I Drew It Then I Knew It... The post Civil War Hands-On Homeschool Lessons And Workbook appeared first on You ARE an ARTiST!.| You ARE an ARTiST!
As the cliché goes, history does not repeat, but it does rhyme. Thirty-five years ago the Communist regimes of Eastern Europe collapsed overnight, something that nobody in the West had foreseen. It turned out, contrary to the firm conclusion of all our vaunted intelligence apparatuses, that every one of those regimes was a paper tiger.| The Worthy House • Towards A Politics of Future Past -
Can the state limit parental rights or define religion? The Court strengthens protections for faith in key rulings. The post Religious Liberty at the Court in 2025 appeared first on Public Square Magazine.| Public Square Magazine
President 'Trump is at war with Black leadership and the Black community,' writes columnist Fred McKinney'| CT Insider
Nadine Gordimer’s July’s People (1981) is a deeply unsettling book, as it was meant to be. This is the book description from the back cover: For years, it had been what is called a ‘deteriorating situation.’ Now all over South Africa the cities are are battlegrounds. The members of the Smales family – liberal whites […]| ANZ LitLovers LitBlog
by William Trollinger Below is an excerpt of an essay of mine that was published in the Summer, 2025 issue of New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, an issue which is devoted to white C…| Righting America
It would be easy to hold up Connecticut inventor Christopher Miner Spencer as an archetype of 19th century Yankee ingenuity: Not only was he a man who spent his whole life tinkering with machinery, filing patents, and aggressively marketing his creations, but as with so many other Connecticut inventors, his innovations changed the course... Read More| Today in Connecticut History
Somehow this is still happening.| Upworthy
Recent protests across Serbia have often been described in the media and on social networks as a “civil war.” But political scientists, security experts, and historians interviewed by Mašina explain why the current state in Serbia cannot be described as a civil war, as they address what we are actually witnessing, and what is lies beneath the escalated repression.| Mašina English
The first book of comics scholarship I ever read was Joseph Witek’s 1989 Comic Books as History, when it came out four years before Scott McCloud’s Understanding Comics and five before …| The Patron Saint of Superheroes
In the past I have reviewed the TV series The Buccaneers or as I like to call it What Would Have Happened if the Austen Heroines Chose the Wrong Men. Edith Wharton wrote the book in 1937, but when she passed she was unable to complete it. In 1993, Marion Mainwaring finished the story, while […]| janeaustenrunsmylife
By Roy Morris, Jr. Mr. Morris is the author of seven well-received books on 19th Century American history and literature. He has served as a consultant for A&E, the History Channel, and edited a three-book series for Purdue University Press on American Civil War and post-Civil War history, journalism and literature. Read more The post The Main Civil War Generals Who Helped Define the War appeared first on Warfare History Network.| Warfare History Network
Eastford's General Nathaniel Lyon became nationally famous as the first US general killed during the Civil War.| Connecticut History | a CTHumanities Project
Elizabeth Keckly was a slave who became an excellent seamstress. She bought her way out of slavery and became seamstress to Mary Lincoln.| America Comes Alive
On a summer day in 1862, a government employee named George Boutwell took the podium in front of the U.S. Capitol before 10,000 people. He was one of 10 speakers… The post George Boutwell, Forgotten Civil Rights Pioneer appeared first on New England Historical Society.| New England Historical Society
Without understanding the history of Donbass in the early XX century, it is impossible to understand the civil war that is taking place in Ukraine now. We have raised this topic in a 2016 article "Short History of Creation of … Continue reading →| Beorn's Beehive
Calvin Schermerhorn— “I felt no real safety South of Canada,” Henry Goings recalled as he gazed at Canada across the Detroit River, “for there is none to the colored man... READ MORE| Yale University Press
My Name is Emilia del Valle Author: Isabel Allende Genre: Historical Fiction Publication Date: May 6, 2025 Publisher: Ballantine Books Thank you to NetGalley and Ballantine Books for providing me w…| Leah's Books
Jeremi and Zachary sit down with Jeffrey Toobin to discuss the critical relationship between the U.S. judiciary, particularly the Supreme Court, and the executive branch. Discussion centers around the contentious and politically charged topic of presidential pardoning power. The episode covers historical instances, such as Lincoln’s and Johnson’s post-Civil War pardons, Gerald Ford’s pardon of […] The post This is Democracy – The Courts and the President appeared first on Not Even P...| Not Even Past
No one disputes that the American Civil War was the bloodiest conflict in American history. But for decades historians and demographers have had difficulty pinpointing the exact number of casualties, especially on the Confederate side, due to poor record-keeping and records that were destroyed when Richmond fell at the end of the war. Read more about: How Deadly Was the Civil War in Virginia? The post How Deadly Was the Civil War in Virginia? appeared first on Encyclopedia Virginia.| Encyclopedia Virginia
UGA Press is delighted to announce the addition of new series editor, Fay Yarbrough, to UnCivil Wars.| ugapress.wordpress.com
A walk in my suburban neighborhood as well as a peak at our own azaleas in bloom yields a revelation. Whatever chaos, uncertainty, fear and bad news overwhelms us, there is this: Finally, at long last, it is Spring. They say this season is a time of renewal, or rebirth,…| Eugene L. Meyer
By Eilene Lyon Last month I shared some background on my Arbogast ancestors who migrated to Ohio from Alsace, France. Of the Arbogast children who traveled with their parents to America, my 3rd gr…| Myricopia
On March 23, 2025 I delivered a lecture for the Rising Tide Foundation “Breaking America: How Bioregionalism Seeks to Dismantle the Nation State.” This lecture explores bioregionalism as more than a fringe environmental idea—it is a weaponized ideology designed to fragment the United States from within. Under the guise of “local sustainability” and ecological harmony, […] The post Lecture: Breaking America—How Bioregionalism Seeks to Dismantle the Nation State appeared first on ...| Space Commune
Interview with Hrvoje Morić of Geopolitics & Empire: Fox Green discusses “bioregionalism” and apparent decentralized localist movements whose true hidden purpose is to dismantle the nation state, create feudal city-states, and pave way for the world state. Ecological, theosophic, and transhumanist movements underlie these currents. He comments on Mark Carney coming to power, the degrowth […]| Space Commune
It wasn’t Camel cigarettes that paved the way for Route 66, although that would come later with its billboards and imagery appearing along the iconic Mother Road. | The Desert Way with Jaylyn and John
People, cultures and landscapes vary greatly around the world, but totalitarianism’s black heart is basically the same everywhere. And so it is in long-suffering Myanmar – or Burma – where for most of the last 35 years a military dictatorship has frustrated democracy, crushed dissent, murdered opponents and sought to snuff out the very will to resist. In one of C2C’s occasional forays into global affairs, Patrick Keeney travels to the Thailand-Myanmar frontier to visit a place where l...| C2C Journal
Shortly after the Senate adjourned on May 21, Congressman Preston Brooks of South Carolina. attacked Sumner, yelling out, “I have read your speech, a libel on South Carolina.” and began slamming hi…| Historic Ipswich
1. Is living at a historical inflection point a burden… or a gift? It is stressful sometimes (although at the moment it’s great!) but it also puts you in a position to shove the system when i…| Neurotoxin
Not all Civil War teaching resources are created equal. Both primary and secondary sources enabled me to write a Civil War novel, and they can help you to teach it. Here are the best resources you'll want when planning & teaching! The post 10 Great Resources for Teaching the Civil War appeared first on Tweetspeak Poetry.| Tweetspeak Poetry
Kirkpatrick Sale’s Malthusian War on Industry, Progress, and the Modern Nation-State| Space Commune
Who is Little Women for? In Constance Swain’s director’s note for the ASC’s new production, she is quite candid that this mainstay of American literature is not and was not for he…| Come To The Pedlar
(1) This may be rhetorically helpful in resisting lawless judicial “rulings”: In the military, soldiers are required to obey “all lawful orders.” No one is obligated to obey…| Neurotoxin
We’ve all heard the story of the “40 acres and a mule” promise to former slaves. It’s a staple of black history lessons, and it’s the name of Spike Lee’s film company. The promise was the first systematic attempt to provide a form of reparations Read More ... The post The Truth Behind 40 Acres and a Mule first appeared on Jax Examiner.| Jax Examiner
BLACK HISTORY MONTH: At Olustee Battlefield Historic State Park near Jacksonville, Florida's largest Civil War battle will be reenacted, with gun smoke, booming cannons and cavalry. Three of the famous "Colored Regiments" were among 10,000 troops that fought here.| Florida Rambler
Almost three years on from the coup that overthrew the first truly democratic government the country had seen since the 1960’s Myanmar and its ethnic minoriti| Eastern Angle
Like many who follow the Middle East, a lot has been going through my head since the civil war there suddenly reignited and Bashar al-Assad’s regime even more suddenly fell. Will the victims …| The Duck of Minerva
In April 2022, the Archivist for another community of Sisters reached out to a number of other Archivists from other religious communities, asking about a Sister Loretto O’Reilly who served in the …| docarchivesblog.org
Jetzt ist schon wieder was passiert. Die fünfte Folge von Arnos und Eugens Podcast ist eigentlich ihre sechste Aufnahme. Was mit der fünften Aufnahme – einem in personam-Treffen in Wien – geschah, dürfen wir aber leider nicht erzählen. Zum Glück haben Arno und Eugen aber unbegrenzt Zeit. Einige Inhalte haben es dann doch in die diese Folge geschafft. Im ersten Abschnitt – Hardwork – geht es um den eben im Büchner Verlag erschienenen Sammelband “Old World Blues. ‘Fallout’ u...| Spiel-Kultur-Wissenschaft
One of the things I love about my job is getting all dressed up. With a few wardrobe and make-up adjustments, I have transformed into Rockette, geisha, clown, roller derby girl, trapeze artist, and pussy cat doll. So it shouldn’t surprise anyone that Halloween is one of my favorite times of the year. If you’re…| Samantha Brown's Places to Love
On February 16, 1862 the Union Army captured more than 7000 Confederates at Fort Donelson, Tennessee. Many of the Confederates were serving in the First Kentucky Brigade, the largest Confederate unit recruited from Kentucky, and about 3700 of the captured rebels were escorted to Indianapolis to be held in the newly opened Camp Morton prisoner […]| Archaeology and Material Culture
Why is Humpty Dumpty an egg? Why would an egg be on a wall, and giant, and anthropomorphized? Why are there horses and a king? What is going on?| Historic Mysteries
Archbishop Elpidophoros' July 4th encyclical presents an erroneous view of American history with near worship of Enlightenment ideals.| Orthodox Reflections
ADF STAFF Mired in their fight against the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) appears ready to grant Russia a long-sought foothold on the Red Sea in exchange for weapons. “The Army is in desperate need of weapons, ammunitions and spare parts for its Russian-made warplanes,” Sudanese analyst Osman Al Mirghany […]| Africa Defense Forum
What we now know as Memorial Day began as "Decoration Day" in the immediate aftermath of the U.S. Civil War. It was a tradition initiated by former slaves to celebrate emancipation and commemorate those who died for that cause.| Liberation School – Revolutionary Marxism for a new generation of fighters
by Rylie Oswald The University Press of Kansas celebrates Juneteenth with a list of titles featuring African Americans’ fight for freedom and equal| University Press of Kansas
Becky and Diana set out on a paranormal road trip to find ghosts in the Appalachian mountains—and they find them!| Homespun Haints
La cinta de Alex Garland muestra la destrucción como un satisfactor, aunque en este caso sea irresponsable: Alonso Díaz de la Vega.| Gatopardo
Recently, I've begun focusing my writing efforts on American history, with emphasis on the Civil War.| A Thinking Person, a.k.a. Cogit8R
“I just think goodness is more interesting. Evil is constant. You can think of different ways to murder people, butContinue Reading| Nest of Abolitionists
A war and society framework invites us to think about the Civil War’s lasting impacts on the political, economic, and social institutions of the United States. Rather than asking students to “ident…| Reflections on War & Society
Some home fronts were as divided as the nation during the Civil War, and in states like Mississippi, over 17,000 men fought for the Union. To be clear, the vast majority of Mississippi men served t…| Reflections on War & Society
By Nancy Spannaus Nov. 24, 2021—As the Civil War yet raged in the fall of 1863, President Abraham Lincoln decided to call for a national “day of Thanksgiving and Praise to our beneficent Father who…| American System Now
Guest post by Austin S. Matthews Sudan continues to suffer from a crisis created by its own military…| Political Violence at a Glance
A short introduction to the expression “global civil war” as it was used from the outset of the First World War to the aftermath of 9/11.| APHELIS
“When Johnny comesMarching home againHe’s coming by bus or undergroundA woman’s eye will shed a tearTo see his face so beaten in fearAn’ it was just around the corner in the…| Red Flag Walks
You call it a revolution if the freedom-fighters won and a civil war if the terrorists lost.| De Amentiae Mundi