“This weekend’s desecration at Hollywood Cemetery is morally wrong,” Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney says regarding the March 12 vandalism. “Disturbing final resting places is contemptible, criminal and will not be tolerated.” Huh. Those are some pretty disingenuous statements considering the caustic comments made by the duplicitous mayor about razing the city’s many Southern monuments which …
The above feature photo (taken when visiting Hollywood Cemetery in July 2017) captures the irony of Richmond’s continual and nearly complete reconstruction. It’s a city in a state that depended upon the James River as a lifeline for establishing and building American civilization. Yet, the river seems not to “wash away all sins,” as the …
John Devanny holds a Ph.D. in American History from the University of South Carolina. He resides in Front Royal, Virginia, where he teaches at Christendom College, writes, tends garden, and occasionally escapes to bird hunt or fly fish. Dr. Devanny is also a stockjobber, so his essays and lectures often deal with political economy and …
Every January, I recoil as both a Christian and an American at the tedious and noxious deification of Martin Luther King, Jr. As my friend Boyd Cathey explains so thoroughly in his bold synopsis of the Cult of King and the corrupt cottage industries built upon the malevolent mythos, MLK is “that deeply and irredeemably …
By Daniel B. Rundquist When I read the news lately, I just want to shout. It’s insane. There is no civility, no normalcy, and really not much in the way of actual news any longer. Even media outlets dedicated to reporting just the weather are polluting the airways with their political agenda. Propagandists of every …