Category Archives: Reconstruction Renewed

Confederate Memorial to be removed from Arlington National Cemetery

Posted on December 18, 2023 by TTG

ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — A Confederate memorial is to be removed from Arlington National Cemetery in northern Virginia in the coming days, part of the push to remove symbols that commemorate the Confederacy from military-related facilities, a cemetery official said … Continue reading →

Posted in Reconstruction Renewed, TTG, WBS | 52 Comments

“… Why a Law, Not Jail, Might Be the Best Way to Keep Trump Out of the Oval Office.”

Posted on January 8, 2022 by Pat Lang

“What Cheney and her congressional colleagues might have in mind is the 14th amendment, which was ratified in 1868 after the Civil War to prevent former Confederates from holding state or federal office and thus disrupting the fragile Reconstruction effort. … Continue reading →

Posted in Gastronomie, Politics, Reconstruction Renewed | 15 Comments

I am inclined to think the Clintons’ pal McAuliffe will win.

Posted on October 15, 2021 by Pat Lang

“GOP Businessman Glenn Youngkin holds a razor-thin lead over former Democrat Gov. Terry McAuliffe in the Virginia governor’s race, according to a new Trafalgar poll. When asked, “If the election were held tomorrow, who are you most likely to support?,” 48.4% said … Continue reading →

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“‘We cannot wait’: Democrats craft voting bill with eye on Supreme Court fight” wlwt.com

Posted on July 11, 2021 by Pat Lang

“What it feels like is a shifting of the goal posts,” said Damon Hewitt, the president and executive director of the left-leaning Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law. Sparring in Congress for months has focused on a different Democratic … Continue reading →

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“Where are we?”

Posted on June 10, 2021 by Pat Lang
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“The Scouring of the Shire” – JRR Tolkien

Posted on April 17, 2021 by Pat Lang

“”The Scouring of the Shire” is the penultimate chapter of the high fantasy novel The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien. The Fellowship hobbits, Frodo, Sam, Merry, and Pippin, return home to the Shire to find that it is under the brutal control of ruffians and their leader “Sharkey”, revealed … Continue reading →

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“VMI Test Case for the Country” Abbeville Institute

Posted on January 12, 2021 by Pat Lang

"In the wake of Floyd’s unfortunate death, a flurry not only of protests but also of writings on race ensued. In time, many of the latter took aim at VMI, a number of which asserted the school’s Confederate heritage had … Continue reading →

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“Georgia on my mind”

Posted on December 3, 2020 by Pat Lang

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger has launched investigations into several groups, including one founded by former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams, for seeking to “aggressively” register “ineligible, out-of-state, or deceased voters” before the state’s Jan. 5 Senate runoff elections. Raffensperger’s office … Continue reading →

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Under pressure from the NAACP, this one is also being exiled.

Posted on July 10, 2020 by Pat Lang

I have always liked this one because it is a very accurate depiction of an Army of Northern Virginia rifleman just as they embarked on the Gettysburg Campaign in 1863. On the pediment is inscribed "Leesburg to her sons who … Continue reading →

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Mayor Lavar Stoney proposes further “contextualization.”

Posted on June 3, 2020 by Pat Lang

"Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney announced Wednesday that he and 9th District Councilman Mike Jones will introduce an ordinance on July 1 to remove all city-controlled Confederate statues from Monument Avenue. A commission appointed by Stoney recommended taking down the Jefferson … Continue reading →

Posted in government, History, Reconstruction Renewed | 20 Comments