Tag Archives: Southern tradition

Dissident Mama, episode 72 – Dr. Marcus Papadopoulos

Dr. Marcus Papadopoulos is a British historian, analyst, and author specializing in Russia and the former Soviet Union. He is also an expert on the former Yugoslavia and international relations, having exclusively interviewed the former Bosnian Serb president Radovan Karadzic. Dr. Papadopoulos is a prominent television personality, providing insight into his fields of expertise. He earned …

Constantius Lee

By Walt Garlington Was there really chaos in the world?It seemed distant to Constantius Lee,Riding amidst the mountains’ beautiful scenes. But that turmoil, unhappily, was all too real,The combined Ukraine-Taiwan War had gone amiss,Predictably, thanks to DC’s lunatic analysts. The union had collapsed; survival was a struggle.Violence and disorder held heavy swayIn many States. Seeing …

Dissident Mama, episode 66 – Valerie Protopapas

Valerie Protopapas of New York is a prolific and unreconstructed defender of Southern history, the world authority on the great Confederate partisan John Singleton Mosby, and is former editor of The Southern Cavalry Review, the journal of The Stuart-Mosby Historical Society. In her compelling story-telling style, Protopapas offers up myth-busting facts on “The Gray Ghost,” …

The American Chestnut

By Grizz The American Chestnut was once the most important and valuable tree in eastern North America. Now, it is nearly extinct. This is the story of how an invasive species killed off this special tree and, in the process, helped exterminate self-sufficient agrarian life in Appalachia. The American Chestnut (Castanea dentata) is a hardwood …

Southern myths & legends

Editor’s note: Historian Dr. Brion McClanahan once wrote, “To many Americans, a myth denotes a lie, a fairy tale that cannot be proven. But myths are the foundation of much of our historical consciousness.” This is precisely why reformers, re-educators, and renovationists want to destroy them. Therefore, I say, never forget. By Walt Garlington Southern …