Why Did The North Want To Wage The Civil War?

It was not slavery. Philip Leigh, Abbeville Institute: (T)he North was more dependent upon the domestic economy than was the South. In 1860 Southern exports totaled $214 million as compared to only $47 million from the North. Moreover, the nation’s largest manufacturing industry, cotton textiles, was concentrated in New England […]

NC GOP Chair Will Be Trump’s “Achilles Heel”

Donald Trump has endorsed or appointed establishment GOP types many times. Recall that one of these is Michael Whatley– the NC GOP chair– who Trump wants to lead the Republican National Committee. John Kane ran against Whatley for NC GOP Chair. The election was conducted by cell phone app and […]