A Plan to Pull America Back from the Abyss“The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is piled high with difficulty, and we must rise — with…Jul 11Jul 11
Seventy Years Later, The Bloodstains on White Marble Steps Will Be All-Too-RealExactly seventy years and four weeks after the Supreme Court unanimously did the unmistakably right thing against racism in the Brown v…Jun 15Jun 15
The Most Precarious Year“The most important election in American history.” “The nation is at a crossroads.” “Unprecedented.” “Inflection point.” …Jan 2Jan 2
A Most Useful New Word for Our Times: Idionutby Anne McElvaine & Robert S. McElvaineNov 28, 2023Nov 28, 2023
It’s Time: Change “Republican” Color from Red to Confederate GrayNOTE: A shorter version of this essay was first published on ResoluteSquare.comOct 2, 2023Oct 2, 2023
What the Anti-America Cult Trump Hath WroughtHow far has the once proud and freedom-loving Republican Party fallen?Aug 25, 20231Aug 25, 20231
The Trial to Save the American ExperimentIt really IS “The United States of America v. Donald J. Trump”Aug 3, 2023Aug 3, 2023
Could Mississippi Elect a Democratic Governor?Incumbent Republican Governor Tate Reeves and his Democratic opponent, Public Service Commissioner Brandon Presley gave speeches at the…Jul 29, 2023Jul 29, 2023
Will the Losers Again Be Later to Win?The “Republican” effort to invert history is the latest chapter in a long historyFeb 18, 2023Feb 18, 2023
The Deep History of Insecure Men’s Quest to Control Women’s BodiesAbortion and AuthoritarianismJan 22, 20231Jan 22, 20231