Now Reading: Stamped From The Beginning
Ibram X. Kendi’s, “Stamped From The Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America”
Books
Review: Hubs of Empire
The Lowcountry is part of the Greater Caribbean
Review: Pursuits of Happiness
Tidewater’s culture was the mainstream of American cultural development
Review: The Liberal Tradition In America
Louis Hartz argues America is based on irrational Lockeanism
The Alt-Right Confronts Louis Hartz
America’s liberal tradition is under siege
Selma Foreword
Paul Kersey’s “The Truth About Selma: What Happened When The Cameras Left and Marching Stopped”
Hitler: Ascent, 1889-1939
Adolf Hitler’s rise to power
Review: C. Vann Woodward’s Origins of the New South
The rise of the New South
Review: The Palmetto State: The Making of Modern South Carolina
A brief overview of South Carolina history
Review: Alabama: The History of a Deep South State (1920-1993)
The creation of Modern Alabama, 1920-1993
Review: Alabama: The History of a Deep South State (1865-1920)
Colonial Alabama, 1865 to 1920
Review: Alabama: The History of a Deep South State (Until 1861)
Jeffersonianism retarded Alabama’s economic development
Review: Michael Lind’s Land of Promise
An economic history of the United States
Review: Thomas DiLorenzo’s Hamilton’s Curse
Alexander Hamilton is the bête noire of libertarians
Review: Ha-Joon Chang’s Kicking Away The Ladder
Development strategy in historical perspective
Review: Pat Buchanan’s The Great Betrayal
The manifesto of American economic nationalism
Review: The New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture: Agriculture and Industry (Industry)
The history of Southern industrialization
Review: Lou Dobbs’ Exporting America
America exports middle class jobs
Review: Ha-Joon Chang’s Bad Samaritans
A critique of neo-liberal economics
Review: Alabama In The Twentieth Century (Economy)
A brief review of Alabama’s modern economy
Review: Michael Cushman’s ‘Our Southern Nation’
The rise and fall of the Golden Circle
Review: Donald Trump’s Crippled America
The Donald is mostly running a conventional Republican campaign
Review: John Kvach’s De Bow’s Review: The Antebellum Vision of a New South
De Bow’s Review anticipates the New South
Review: Clyde Prestowitz’s The Betrayal of American Prosperity
A critique of free-trade, free-market fundamentalism
American vs. German Corporations
A key difference between US and German corporations
The Japanese Miracle
The Japanese rejection of neoliberal economics
The Libertarian Legend
America’s long history of economic nationalism
Review: Paul Theroux’s Deep South
A Yankee travels through the Deep South
A Tour of Allendale, SC
Paul Theroux finds Zimbabwe in South Carolina
SJWs: A Typology
What is a Social Justice Warrior?
Review: New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture: Religion
Religion has played a key role in Southern distinctiveness
Review: The Marriage-Go-Round
Andrew Cherlin’s The Marriage-Go-Round: The State of Marriage and the Family in America Today is the third book I have consulted to learn more about the […]