Category: Lost Cause
Pete Hegseth’s Spiritual Leader With Lost Cause Views of Civil War Led Prayers at Pentagon in Feb.
At the end of February, 2026, right before the United States attacked Iran, Secretary of Defense (War) Pete Hegseth had Reverend Doug Wilson lead a…
Video: Civil War Memories in a Polarized America
Emerging Civil War host Chris Mackowski interviews Jennifer Murray and John Kinder about their new collection of essays they’ve edited, They Are Dead and Yet…
National Parks Have Assembled List of Displays & Literature For Possible Removal
Yesterday, the Washington Post published an article on the newly released files that the National Park Service put together in response to the Interior Department’s…
The Republican House Divided: Civil War Memory, Civil Rights, and the Transformation of the GOP by Tim Galsworthy
The Republican House Divided: Civil War Memory, Civil Rights, and the Transformation of the GOP by Tim Galsworthy published by the University of South Carolina…
The Past, Present, and Future of the Civil War: Three Experts Discuss
Every year on November 19, the anniversary of Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address, Gettysburg College presents the Robert Fortenbaugh Memorial Lecture. This year the topic was “The Past,…
Pete Hegseth’s Religious Advisor Rev. Doug Wilson: More on Civil War and Slavery
Back in August I posted several articles on Pete Hegseth’s religious advisor. Doug Wilson is the head of the Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches (CREC)…
Historian David Blight On the Threat To History
David Blight is one of the most respected academic historians in the United States. A professor at Yale, he has written seven books, including the…
Confederate Monument to Be Restored at Arlington National Cemetery
In another win for modern day supporters of the Confederacy, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced on Tuesday that the Confederate Monument will be restored…
J.D. Vance on the Civil War and Citizenship
New York Times writer Ezra Klein had an interesting interview with Yoram Hazony, an Israeli intellectual who is close to Vice President J.D. Vance. They…
NY Times Reports on Historical Plaques Under Review for Removal at National Park Sites
This article on the potential removal of historical and other signage at the National Parks appeared in todays New York Times. Here are substantial excerpts:…