That I can recall, I only ever owned one rebel flag in my life. Dad took me to a small circus at the Oxford Civic Center, and bought me a “Dukes of Hazzard flag,” as the merchant called them, for $1. I’ve never had any desire to fly it as an adult until about two … Read more
My dear friends Jennifer and Melissa, life partners since 1993, got engaged yesterday. I am so very happy for them and the many other couples who were similarly unencumbered with this ruling. I’m also exhausted. Oh, not that I’ve been some kind of tireless activist. I’m just so weary of this being a thing. This … Read more
“…the Confederacy’s primary reason for being was to preserve racial slavery — that is, to violate natural rights rather than to secure them. That is what Confederate soldiers fought for. Whatever else their battle flag may mean, it has to mean that.” “If your ancestors fought for the Confederacy, I do not respect their ‘service’ … Read more