Northern Americans just get all giddy when they hear that word. Even though it is illusory at best, it still seems to make us feel proud.



To be sure, we do have the documents proclaiming our freedom. We have our Constitution that describes how our government is set up. The document is…

After the Civil War, many tried, unsuccessfully, to rewrite that portion of history. It wasn't about slavery, oh no. It was about a state's right to conduct business in their state as they see fit. The problem with the rewrite, and why it never really flew, is not that complex. While the southern states…