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Students at Washington and Lee U. Want Washington and Lee Removed From Diplomas

Posted by Mike LaChance on November 26, 2019 16 Comments

"circulating a petition asking for customized diplomas that do not feature the portraits"...

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Today is the 30th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall

Posted by New Neo on November 09, 2019 24 Comments

It was a momentous event when it happened thirty years ago: the fall of the Berlin Wall. It seemed a day of great hope and optimism:

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Georgetown U. Creating Reparations Fund to Benefit Descendants of Slaves Sold by School

Posted by Mike LaChance on November 01, 2019 5 Comments

"In 1838, the university sold 272 slaves to pay off debts and ultimately keep the school open."...

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In Order for Omar to Recognize Armenian Genocide a Resolution Must Include All ‘Crimes Against Humanity’

Posted by Mary Chastain on October 30, 2019 58 Comments

Between 1915 and 1923, the Ottoman Empire (present day Turkey) expelled and slaughtered 1.5 million ethnic Armenians. Academics consider it the first modern day genocide due to the Ottoman's articulate organization of said genocide. Turkey has fought against using the word genocide, but anyone with at least one brain cell knows it's a classic case of genocide. Our Congress passed a resolution to recognize the Armenian genocide, 405-111. Three representatives, including Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN), voted present. She provided a disgusting justification.

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University of Maine Publicly Shames College Republicans in Flap Over Columbus Day

Posted by Mike LaChance on October 12, 2019 2 Comments

"The most successful tactic of Communists is rewriting history and destroying our heritage"...

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Medieval Studies Organization at War With Itself Amid Accusations of White Supremacy

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 22, 2019 10 Comments

“This name change controversy is sowing the fault lines that still exist between white scholars"...

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WaPo: Elizabeth Warren Taking Selfies Makes Her Just Like Frederick Douglass

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 21, 2019 23 Comments

If you want to know how the liberal media is going to treat Elizabeth Warren going forward, especially if she gets the Democratic nomination, a recent piece in the Washington Post is a good indicator.

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The Truth About Huey P. Long’s Hypocrisy and Supposed ‘Assassination’

Posted by Mary Chastain on September 13, 2019 13 Comments

Decades before wild-haired Bernie Sanders, there was Louisiana Democratic Gov. Huey Long. He served as the state's 40th governor from 1928 to 1932. Long was a tyrant and dictator. A hypocrite who lectured others, but filled his pocketbook. He also ruined lives if you betrayed or didn't show loyalty to him. Even if death Long continues to haunt the family of the man who supposedly assassinated him.

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Book Review: Debunking Howard Zinn

Posted by Leslie Eastman on September 08, 2019 17 Comments

Legal Insurrection has covered the replacement of serious historical scholarship with anti-American and anti-capitalist revisionism since its inception.

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George Washington University Students Try to Cancel the Word ‘Colonial’ on Campus

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 06, 2019 2 Comments

"the Anything but Colonial Coalition"...

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Vanderbilt Unveils Missing Flag That Flew Behind MLK, RFK Speeches

Posted by Mary Chastain on August 24, 2019 0 Comments

"And somehow the flag ended up in Alumni Hall, which was built for alumni who died in World War I."...

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University of Virginia to Keep Pro-Thomas Jefferson ‘Founder’s Day’

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 20, 2019 3 Comments

"The university has in the past dealt with controversy over the legacy of Jefferson"...

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Dallas Airport Comes to Silent Standstill as Remains of Vietnam War Veteran Come Home 52 Years Later

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 09, 2019 14 Comments

Roy Knight Jr. of Texas left the United States to serve in the Vietnam War as a pilot in 1967. His remains finally came back to Texas yesterday on a plane flown by his son. The arrival brought the entire airport to a halt.

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University of Virginia Considering Removing Statue of Revolutionary War Soldier

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 08, 2019 6 Comments

"does not reflect the values of the campus community"...

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Archaeologists Claim They Found the Church of the Apostles in Israel

Posted by Mary Chastain on August 05, 2019 8 Comments

A team of American and Israeli archaeologists claim they found the Church of the Apostles supposedly built over the home of Jesus Christ's apostles Peter and Andrew. From Fox News:

Experts from the Kinneret Institute for Galilean Archaeology at Kinneret College, Israel and Nyack College in New York, have been excavating the site of el-Araj on the northern shore of the Sea of Galilee. The archaeologists believe that el-Araj is the site of the ancient Jewish fishing village of Bethsaida, which later became the Roman city of Julias.

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Yale Prof Tries to Make Case That Life Was Better Under the Soviets

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 13, 2019 8 Comments

"a Yale Law School professor and specializes in Islamic law and civilization"...

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Beto O’Rourke Embraces Anti-American Platform, Says Country “Founded on White Supremacy”

Posted by Stacey Matthews on July 11, 2019 43 Comments

Of all the months he had to do it, he picked July. The month we celebrate our nation's independence, dress up in red, white and blue, shoot off glorious fireworks, and fly our flags a little higher was the month Beto O'Rourke chose to bash his country in a room full of immigrants and refugees.

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Florida Principal Reassigned After Refusing to Say ‘Holocaust is a Factual, Historical Event’

Posted by Mary Chastain on July 10, 2019 25 Comments

Palm Beach County School District reassigned Spanish River Community High School principal William Latson after he told a parent that he cannot say for certain that the Holocaust happened. The letter caused outrage, which led the school to reassign Latson to a district position. Instead of taking responsibility, Latson placed the blame on the parent who complained about him.

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