Now that he’s been indicted, Trump is entitled to a presumption of innocence, and a fair trial. Those are bedrock principles of the U.S. legal system. Trump “has a lot at stake” in the case, a New York Times writer says. “He could, in theory, go to prison for years.” Bu[...]
Posts Tagged ‘civil war’
June 11th, 2023 - 11:44 pm § in America, Biden, Christianity, Democrats, Donald Trump, Economics, Law and Courts, Politics, Racism, Religion, Republicans
What’s at stake in Trump’s trial
What U.S. Civil War 2.0 would be like
Not at all like the 1861-1865 conflict, but potentially just as destructive and bloody. We don’t have to guess how it would play out; Prof. Barbara F. Walter (profile here), who studies political violence, points out that “far-right groups such as the Proud Boys have told us how they pl[...]
These Republicans are threatening violence if they lose the midterms
Steve and Karen Slaton, who run a Trump paraphernalia store in Arizona, told a BBC News reporter they “don’t want to take up arms. But if Republicans lose in November this elderly Arizona couple say a civil war is coming and, yes, they will fight. They have discussed it between them, and[...]
What did Grant eat for breakfast?
Cucumbers soused in vinegar, washed down with coffee. No, this isn’t a “who’s buried in Grant’s tomb” joke, it’s a historical fact which I found in a book by highly reputable historian. Grant, the Civil War’s greatest general (sorry, Lee fans, but he was), w[...]
Canadian political scientist foresees a “coming storm from the south”
A Canadian political scientist has warned his government the U.S. might descend into civil unrest and come under a rightwing dictatorship by 2030. In an op-ed in The Globe and Mail, Thomas Homer-Dixon, director of a think tank affiliated with a British Columbia university, said Canada should prepare[...]
I know how rightwing militias could eliminate liberals but won’t tell you
This article contains liberal commentary. I had a flash of inspiration this morning (I get my bright ideas in two places, both in the bathroom). Rounding up liberals is cumbersome, hit-and-miss, prone to mistakes (they might attack each other), and would take more manpower than they’ve got. Th[...]
July 23rd, 2020 - 4:05 pm § in America
Was Lincoln right to preserve the Union by force?
Of course, this is a rhetorical question. Lincoln was America’s most consequential president; world history would be very different if the United States had broken in two in the mid-19th century. The result would have been an industrialized North with a strong central government, and an agricu[...]
October 2nd, 2016 - 9:41 pm § in Misc.
Will the war never end?
Colombia Plunged Into Uncertainty As Voters Narrowly Reject Peace Deal With FARC Rebels Colombians rejected a peace deal with Marxist insurgents in a referendum on Sunday, plunging the nation into uncertainty and dashing President Juan Manuel Santos’ dream of ending the 52-year war. Before the r[...]
April 5th, 2015 - 8:30 pm § in America
“We hate you, sir”
The Civil War, which some people still call the “Northern War of Aggression,” is in the news because this week marks the 150th anniversary of Lee’s surrender at Appomattox, which effectively ended the fighting between armies. Columnist Leonard Pitts wrote of that event, “R[...]
Does South Carolina Still Fly The Confederate Flag on Its State House?
Battle of Fort Sumter (April 12–14, 1861) First Act of The Civil Wat They sort of took it down. The compromise is that it flies on the capitol grounds beside a memorial to South Carolina’s Confederate dead. The calim is that it hnors the npoble dead who fount a war to keep humans like [...]