From 1876 onward, after the North recovered its fortunes and the South was unburdened by the end of Reconstruction, the nation was ruled by laissez-faire capitalism, and freedom flourished for most (not all) of the nations’ citizens. The rapid pace of the Industrial Revolution brought about an exemplary standard of living but also new problems […]
A Brief History of Socialism in America Read More »
There was a time until the early 1960s when the terms to describe those of African decent, like me — African-American or Black or Afro-American — were almost unheard of. I remember a distinct conversation with a friend discussing descriptive terms for ourselves in 1963 or ’64. The term “black” was just coming into vogue
‘Back When We Were Negroes’ by Charles E. Richardson Read More »
Macon Telegraph journalist Charles Richardson, former Mercer University President, Dr. Kirby Godsey, and Mercer Law Professor David Oedel have all brought interesting points to the discussion of the problem of education and ethics. I believe this is a problem — not just affecting Georgia and Bibb County — but also the nation. And, in contemporary
A civic duty and a historic parallel Read More »
Now that the Republicans with Tea Party assistance have won the House of Representatives by a landslide, we are hearing a lot of cries from the Democrats and their minions in the media about the need for ending “gridlock” and establishing bipartisan consensus! We are told almost daily by the mass media that the American
Faria: Political Consensus, Gridlock, and Socialism Read More »
Senator-elect Marco Rubio on winning handily in a three-way race in Florida summed up the political future for the Republicans, “We make a great mistake if we believe that tonight these results are somehow an embrace of the Republican Party. What they are is a second chance.” Absolutely. If the Republicans do not perform, they
In a recent letter to the editor printed in the Macon Telegraph 9/1/10, Joni Woolf, a Georgia author and self-described “activist with strong ties to the Democratic Party,” began her letter innocently enough by stating: “I read with interest the story of Glenn Beck’s march on Washington and how he and his crowd of loyal
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