When the events of January 6th unfolded, a hot-take was posted by a Defense One executive editor immediately declaring no coup because: Coups don’t come without any military, police, secret police, or armed forces of any kind on their side. As someone who has studied coups for decades, I nearly spit my tea. It seemed … Continue reading An American History of Coups: How Military and Police Led Jan 6th Violence
A new article on the history of American racism towards its black veterans points out it goes back to the Civil War: Thousands of Black men who served in the Civil War, World War I, and World War II were targeted because of their service and threatened, assaulted or lynched, according to a 2017 Equal … Continue reading America’s History of Mistreatment of Black Service Members
The British Government has announced their Home Office will have a Director General for Homeland Security. Some in the UK reacted by saying it sounds American. Nice try. I thought everyone knows that America most definitely gets most of its English terminology for security from… wait for it… England. I mean who has a Home … Continue reading Homeland isn’t an American Word
I’m really struggling to get through a BBC article called “Who truly was the most dishonest president?” This section in particular is really hard to read. Once upon a time Americans placed an almost childlike trust in their commanders-in-chief. They were venerated as demigods. When did it change? Many historians date this rupture to Lyndon … Continue reading BBC Claims Americans Think of Presidents as Demigods