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Posted onDecember 4, 2018December 6, 2018Chill out; it's satire

Solving the Silent Sam Problem: A Speculative Account

by Kevin Gannon

By now, all of the higher-education world is familiar with the saga of Silent Sam, a statue of a Confederate soldier erected on the UNC-Chapel…

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Posted onFebruary 23, 2018July 14, 2022Constitution

Black Labor, White Profits, and How the NCAA Weaponized the Thirteenth Amendment

by Kevin Gannon

The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) has been in the news a lot lately, and not for the reasons they’d wish. An FBI investigation into…

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Posted onMarch 5, 2017March 5, 2017civil war

When States’ Rights were Progressive

by Kevin Gannon

As the proverbial blessing and/or curse foretold, we are living in interesting times. The Left finds itself rooting for executive-branch departmental bureaucrats and the Right…

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Posted onJanuary 30, 2017January 31, 2017History

An American Family Story in Ten Parts

by Kevin Gannon3 Comments on An American Family Story in Ten Parts

1. In 1621, Thomas Prence arrived in Plymouth Colony and claimed “one akre” of land in the new settlement. Thirteen years later, a combination of…

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Posted onDecember 28, 2016December 28, 2016Constitution

Constitutional Liberties and Race: Terms and Conditions Apply

by Kevin Gannon

A couple of weeks before the holiday, a robust debate emerged on the AAIHS blog about the Thirteenth Amendment, in particular the effects of its…

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Posted onNovember 25, 2016August 1, 2018Race

Some Thoughts on the Electoral College

by Kevin Gannon

The American Revolution embodied, despite the misgivings of many of its leaders, some profoundly radical ideas. Rebelling against the world’s most powerful monarchy and replacing…

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