Opinion: Statues of Southern Heroes Occupy a Bloody Blind Spot in American History
The Black Lives Matter movement has recently moved many mainstream white Americans to pause and…
Juneteenth: A Reason for All Americans to Celebrate
Juneteenth, an annual U.S. holiday on June 19, has taken on greater significance this year…
Opinion: President Trump Perpetuates the Moral Bankruptcy of the Confederacy
I was born in the South, grew up there and worked at Southern newspapers for…
Opinion: President Trump Checked by Constitution on Citizenship Question
A wannabe imperial presidency has been checked and balanced by the original framers of the…
Unanimous Vote Erases ‘Robert E. Lee’ from Elementary School
The San Diego Unified School District Board of Education voted unanimously Tuesday night to change…
Stamp Commemorates 150th Anniversary of Civil War’s End
California was a long way from the bloody battles of the Civil War, which ended…
UCSD Professor: Iraq Civil War No Surprise
The sudden surge of sectarian fighting in Iraq that has Sunni extremists advancing on the…