Category Archives: southern apologists

Confederacy of Dunces

Posted on July 6, 2012 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Confederacy of Dunces”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailApproached by sea, Fort Sumter is an unimpressive structure. Nearby Isle of Palms has larger houses. When Major Anderson withdrew his undermanned United States Army garrison to this structure in 1861, they found it alarmingly … Continue reading →

Posted in Civil War and Reconstruction, Civilization, Kulturkampf, southern apologists | Tagged Fort Sumter, militarism, military history | 1 Comment

Glenn Greenwald Hates the Constitution

Posted on February 3, 2012 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Glenn Greenwald Hates the Constitution”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailMany Southerners insist to this day that every confederate killed at Shiloh was the victim of a due-process free ‘targeted assassination’ — meaning that Union soldiers aimed their rifles rather than point them … Continue reading →

Posted in Glenn Greenwald, national security, southern apologists | Tagged military history | 12 Comments

The Strange Story of Guy Hunt

Posted on January 31, 2009 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “The Strange Story of Guy Hunt”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailFormer Alabama governor Guy Hunt died yesterday. He was 75. In an odd convergence of history, his passing comes less than a day after Rod Blagojevich was impeached 59-0 by the Illinois … Continue reading →