by Rhett | Jun 13, 2018 | Ideas
Chris Calton continues his Historical Controversies podcast which is an in-depth review of the Civil War. After Lincoln’s call for 75,000 volunteers to suppress the “Southern Rebellion,” the Upper South states reconsidered their decision to remain in the Union. As...
by Rhett | Dec 5, 2017 | Ideas
by Chris Calton In the first episode of the new season of Historical Controversies, which will focus on the sectional crises that led to the Civil War, I gave a brief explanation of my problem with the “Tariff Thesis” for the cause of southern secession. My arguments...
by Rhett | Nov 28, 2017 | Ideas
Chris Calton gives a revisionist look at the antebellum period leading up to the Civil War.
by Rhett | Oct 6, 2017 | News
The EU’s budget commissioner has warned of the risk of “civil war” in Catalonia, as fears grew over a looming independence declaration and major banks prepared to relocate their headquarters. As another day passed with no sign of dialogue and pro-independence...
