QOTD

[randy_byers]

'People who say "the Civil War was about tariffs" should be distinguished from people who debate the stimulus package, or tax cuts, and categorized with birthers, truthers and assorted Holocaust-deniers.'

-- Ta-Nehisi Coates, "Why We Fight"

Comments

[mcjulie.livejournal.com]

Random vaguely right wing/libertarian person: The Civil War was really about state's rights.

Me: That's true. It was about state's rights to own slaves.

[janetl.livejournal.com]

It's been really interesting to follow Coates' journey into Civil War history.

[mvt.livejournal.com]

You were home having deep thoughts. I was at First Thursday thinking
you might have had a good time drinking with all of us. Beer does bring you to mind : )