Tag: civil war
A classical liberal perspective on the significance of Juneteenth
June 19, 2023 | Post
Juneteenth has long served as an occasion to commemorate and celebrate the end of slavery in the American South. What are the key points involved in America’s newest federal holiday from a classical liberal perspective?
Tear down those statues
December 14, 2017 | Post
I have tried to avoid saying much about the “Confederate statues” kerfuffle. That’s partly because the issue is more complicated than it’s often made out to be.
The bell curve of anti-slavery
February 19, 2017 | Post
Abolitionism is one of the complex historical topics that is always over-simplified in textbook accounts of history.
What should libertarians think about the Civil War?
January 1, 2017 | Post
Instead of looking for a “side” to champion, we are better served by recognizing that even amid the unbridled horrors of slavery and the devastation of war, there may still be a few who are fighting for something better than their country’s cause.