November 19, 2013 marks the 150th anniversary of the Gettysburg Address delivered by Abraham Lincoln. It’s an amazing piece of writing–both for its powerful message
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150 years later, would Lincoln be okay with secession?
It was in 1863, during the heat of the Civil War, that 50 counties in the western part of Virginia decided to secede from
How Republicans mythologize their history
In a refreshing and somewhat unusual statement following President Obama’s State of the Union address, Missouri Congressman Lacy Clay said, “Tonight’s speech demonstrated President
Lincoln and the socialist roots of the Republican Party
These capitalists generally act harmoniously and in concert, to fleece the people. —Abraham Lincoln, from his first speech as an Illinois state legislator, 1837