A flowerpot of ashes from the fire of liberty…tokens of hope and truth preserved for future generations who dare to believe that there was once something else.

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A few random posts…

  • Statistical (and other) fallacies
    A discussion of fallacies (statistical and logical) that tend to crop up in discussions about race and race relations
  • Left vs. Right: an alternative view
    We tend to talk about politics/government in terms of left vs. right. What does that mean? Is there another way of talking about it that makes things clearer?
  • Bad History: Original Zinn
    Howard Zinn's one-sided polemic version of U.S. history has become inexplicably influential in the teaching of U.S. history. Don't let this happen again!
  • Introduction (Anti-postmodernism)
    It will likely be important for USA version 2 to incorporate some sort of resistance to postmodernism, or its future equivalent.
  • Bad History: Jonesing for slavery
    Nikole Hannah-Jones produced a wholly inaccurate view of U.S. history that puts slavery and white supremacy at the core of the American enterprise.