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The Committee is charged with honoring America’s best:

","url":"https://trudgetotruth.com/f/the-committee-at-arlington","title":"The Committee at Arlington","summary":"The Committee is charged with honoring America’s best:","date_modified":"2024-04-06T00:01:00Z"},{"id":"https://trudgetotruth.com/f/a-statesman","html_content":"

His grandchildren called him Rich. He worked with farmers in Florida and Georgia. A single career and retirement did not appeal to him. There was more to do. After some success and a failure in city politics, he was elec...

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20 miles east of where his namesake labored to document his views of the Confederacy, Jeff Davis and I began our stroll. That it was New Year's Day is not important. We have been here before. Nestled between a shipyard a...

","url":"https://trudgetotruth.com/f/a-new-years-day-walk-with-jeff-davis","title":"A New Year's Day Walk with Jeff Davis","summary":"20 miles east of where his namesake labored to document his views of the Confederacy, Jeff Davis and I began our stroll. That it was New Year's Day is not important. We have been here before. Nestled between a shipyard a...","date_modified":"2024-01-02T14:32:46Z"},{"id":"https://trudgetotruth.com/f/firepower-%E2%80%94-a-review","html_content":"

When I was in my 20s, I enjoyed historical fiction. I became an avid reader in the navy and would be so engrossed in a book that F-14s slamming into the deck above me went unnoticed. On one cruise I was obsessed with Leo...

","url":"https://trudgetotruth.com/f/firepower-%E2%80%94-a-review","title":"Firepower — A Review","summary":"When I was in my 20s, I enjoyed historical fiction. I became an avid reader in the navy and would be so engrossed in a book that F-14s slamming into the deck above me went unnoticed. On one cruise I was obsessed with Leo...","date_modified":"2023-04-09T20:17:10Z"},{"id":"https://trudgetotruth.com/f/the-slavery-bias-in-education","html_content":"

Kahn Academy has a 10 minute “Start of the Civil War” video that begins with a notion which ensures slavery be the reason for the American Civil War.

","url":"https://trudgetotruth.com/f/the-slavery-bias-in-education","title":"The Slavery Bias in Education","summary":"Kahn Academy has a 10 minute “Start of the Civil War” video that begins with a notion which ensures slavery be the reason for the American Civil War.","date_modified":"2023-02-12T16:17:52Z"},{"id":"https://trudgetotruth.com/f/a-podcast-gone-wrong","html_content":"

My son sent me a link to a Lex Fridman podcast this morning with the following short note. “I’m sure you’ll find much that is misguided here.” What an understatement! Lex is interviewing Jeremi Suri an historian at the U...

","url":"https://trudgetotruth.com/f/a-podcast-gone-wrong","title":"A Podcast Gone Wrong","summary":"My son sent me a link to a Lex Fridman podcast this morning with the following short note. “I’m sure you’ll find much that is misguided here.” What an understatement! Lex is interviewing Jeremi Suri an historian at the U...","date_modified":"2023-01-29T16:22:18Z"},{"id":"https://trudgetotruth.com/f/three-brothers","html_content":"

As she played Amazing Grace on the flute under the United States flag in the small country church, I thought about the three brothers. They were raised south of Ft. Benning in the 1930s and 40s. They were the sons of a f...

","url":"https://trudgetotruth.com/f/three-brothers","title":"Three Brothers","summary":"As she played Amazing Grace on the flute under the United States flag in the small country church, I thought about the three brothers. They were raised south of Ft. Benning in the 1930s and 40s. They were the sons of a f...","date_modified":"2023-01-21T19:07:14Z"},{"id":"https://trudgetotruth.com/f/it-is-what-they-don%E2%80%99t-tell-you%E2%80%A6","html_content":"

The Naming Commission says that Moses Ezekiel’s monument represents the “Lost Cause, which romanticized the pre-Civil War South and denied the horrors of slavery…” They say it “offers a nostalgic, mythologized vision of ...

","url":"https://trudgetotruth.com/f/it-is-what-they-don%E2%80%99t-tell-you%E2%80%A6","title":"It is What They Don’t Tell You…","summary":"The Naming Commission says that Moses Ezekiel’s monument represents the “Lost Cause, which romanticized the pre-Civil War South and denied the horrors of slavery…” They say it “offers a nostalgic, mythologized vision of ...","date_modified":"2022-12-30T13:40:57Z"},{"id":"https://trudgetotruth.com/f/then-bring-them-home","html_content":"

It is said that in 1869 some Southern women entered Arlington to lay flowers on Confederate graves and were turned away by bayonet. They came on the day that Union graves were being so honored. Hearing of this story, Jam...

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In March of 1893 President Grover Cleveland appointed Hilary Herbert as Secretary of the Navy. Herbert was a proponent of Alfred Mahan’s naval theory and did much to enlarge and upgrade the United States Navy before the ...

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Many Americans may not realize that an immature man of low character was the vice chair of the Naming Commission. The commission described its mission as:

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My few but cherished readers will know that I have been thinking out loud about the importance of messaging related to the Confederate Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery. This essay is a summary of the messages that...

","url":"https://trudgetotruth.com/f/it-is-a-memorial-in-a-cemetery","title":"It Is a Memorial in a Cemetery","summary":"My few but cherished readers will know that I have been thinking out loud about the importance of messaging related to the Confederate Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery. This essay is a summary of the messages that...","date_modified":"2022-12-04T16:01:08Z"},{"id":"https://trudgetotruth.com/f/parties-and-sections","html_content":"

Alexander H. Stephens and Abraham Lincoln were both Whig party Members of the House of Representatives when the 1848 Whig platform was established. This same platform nominated General Zachary Taylor as the Whig candidat...

","url":"https://trudgetotruth.com/f/parties-and-sections","title":"Parties and Sections","summary":"Alexander H. Stephens and Abraham Lincoln were both Whig party Members of the House of Representatives when the 1848 Whig platform was established. This same platform nominated General Zachary Taylor as the Whig candidat...","date_modified":"2022-11-20T16:34:45Z"},{"id":"https://trudgetotruth.com/f/politics-and-history","html_content":"

In 2009, historian James McPherson signed a letter written by fellow academics to President Obama asking him not to send a wreath to the Confederate Memorial in Arlington National Cemetery. It would have broken a traditi...

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My father is buried in Arlington National Cemetery. If you want to check the veracity the statement his name is Charles S. Sapp, CDR, USN (Ret). He was a helicopter pilot and did two tours in Vietnam. A native of North C...

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James Monroe was the fifth president and the fourth Virginian to hold the office. Five of the first ten presidents were Virginians if you go by their political affiliation. More than that if you consider where presidents...

","url":"https://trudgetotruth.com/f/virginia-and-lincoln%E2%80%99s-hubris","title":"Virginia and Lincoln’s Hubris","summary":"James Monroe was the fifth president and the fourth Virginian to hold the office. Five of the first ten presidents were Virginians if you go by their political affiliation. More than that if you consider where presidents...","date_modified":"2022-09-25T03:58:04Z"},{"id":"https://trudgetotruth.com/f/christopher-hitchens-and-abraham-lincoln","html_content":"

Andrew Sullivan recently criticized Christopher Hitchens’ writing as “weaseltarian in its opacity and its flourishes”. I think it was part of his brilliance and attempt to keep the reader entertained, guessing, learning,...

","url":"https://trudgetotruth.com/f/christopher-hitchens-and-abraham-lincoln","title":"Christopher Hitchens and Abraham Lincoln","summary":"Andrew Sullivan recently criticized Christopher Hitchens’ writing as “weaseltarian in its opacity and its flourishes”. I think it was part of his brilliance and attempt to keep the reader entertained, guessing, learning,...","date_modified":"2022-09-11T22:35:10Z"},{"id":"https://trudgetotruth.com/f/the-compromise-and-the-moral-constitutions","html_content":"

Harvard Law Professor Noah Feldman says we originally had a “compromise” Constitution and Lincoln’s illegal actions created a “moral” Constitution which is still flawed.

","url":"https://trudgetotruth.com/f/the-compromise-and-the-moral-constitutions","title":"The Compromise and the Moral Constitutions","summary":"Harvard Law Professor Noah Feldman says we originally had a “compromise” Constitution and Lincoln’s illegal actions created a “moral” Constitution which is still flawed.","date_modified":"2022-09-05T15:01:40Z"},{"id":"https://trudgetotruth.com/f/the-complex-motives-of-old-men","html_content":"

By the year 1900, veterans of the Civil War were old by the standard of the day. A 20-year-old male in 1860 had a life expectancy of 60 years, according the University of Oregon. The war began in 1861 and by 1900 that 20...

","url":"https://trudgetotruth.com/f/the-complex-motives-of-old-men","title":"The Complex Motives of Old Men","summary":"By the year 1900, veterans of the Civil War were old by the standard of the day. A 20-year-old male in 1860 had a life expectancy of 60 years, according the University of Oregon. The war began in 1861 and by 1900 that 20...","date_modified":"2022-08-27T18:45:28Z"},{"id":"https://trudgetotruth.com/f/css-nashville---troublesome-pest","html_content":"

The New York Times carried the report of Commander John L. Worden, USN, on March 12, 1863 where he described the destruction of the Nashville. He ended his message:

","url":"https://trudgetotruth.com/f/css-nashville---troublesome-pest","title":"CSS Nashville - \"Troublesome Pest\"","summary":"The New York Times carried the report of Commander John L. Worden, USN, on March 12, 1863 where he described the destruction of the Nashville. He ended his message:","date_modified":"2022-08-23T17:25:12Z"},{"id":"https://trudgetotruth.com/f/certainty-leading-to-demise","html_content":"

Rush Limbaugh used to say that he knew the left’s arguments better than they did themselves. I was reminded of this recently after reading a Washington Post article titled, Five Myths About Why the South Seceded which wa...

","url":"https://trudgetotruth.com/f/certainty-leading-to-demise","title":"Certainty Leading to Demise?","summary":"Rush Limbaugh used to say that he knew the left’s arguments better than they did themselves. I was reminded of this recently after reading a Washington Post article titled, Five Myths About Why the South Seceded which wa...","date_modified":"2022-08-15T20:54:37Z"},{"id":"https://trudgetotruth.com/f/daniel-webster-lincoln-and-congress","html_content":"

Daniel Webster was a passionate and capable advocate for a strong Union with significant centralized power. Therefore, his 1832 speech during the South Carolina nullification crisis is even more powerful and noteworthy.

","url":"https://trudgetotruth.com/f/daniel-webster-lincoln-and-congress","title":"Daniel Webster, Lincoln, and Congress","summary":"Daniel Webster was a passionate and capable advocate for a strong Union with significant centralized power. Therefore, his 1832 speech during the South Carolina nullification crisis is even more powerful and noteworthy.","date_modified":"2022-08-03T03:37:49Z"},{"id":"https://trudgetotruth.com/f/modern-politics-and-the-19th-century","html_content":"

The American South was not uniquely evil or racist in the 19th century. For some this statement will seem self-evident and for others it is manifestly false. While there is strong alignment with politics, there are plen...

","url":"https://trudgetotruth.com/f/modern-politics-and-the-19th-century","title":"Modern Politics and the 19th Century","summary":" The American South was not uniquely evil or racist in the 19th century. For some this statement will seem self-evident and for others it is manifestly false. While there is strong alignment with politics, there are plen...","date_modified":"2022-07-27T15:39:22Z"},{"id":"https://trudgetotruth.com/f/a-mark-twain-you-may-not-know","html_content":"

Most of my few and cherished readers would bristle at the notion of the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn no longer being available in a school library. I am sure Samuel Clemens would not like it either and he knew about pu...

","url":"https://trudgetotruth.com/f/a-mark-twain-you-may-not-know","title":"A Mark Twain You May Not Know","summary":"Most of my few and cherished readers would bristle at the notion of the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn no longer being available in a school library. I am sure Samuel Clemens would not like it either and he knew about pu...","date_modified":"2022-07-24T14:00:38Z"},{"id":"https://trudgetotruth.com/f/a-context-for-the-4th-of-july","html_content":"

“…others may put forth their strength to blast the blossoms of liberty it is for us to mature them into fruits.”

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There are times when I can’t think of anything I am excited to write about, so I will pick a book out of one of my bookshelves and examine the index. Today it was John Steinbeck’s America and Americans written in 1966. I...

","url":"https://trudgetotruth.com/f/john-steinbeck-on-the-us-civil-war","title":"John Steinbeck on the US Civil War","summary":"There are times when I can’t think of anything I am excited to write about, so I will pick a book out of one of my bookshelves and examine the index. Today it was John Steinbeck’s America and Americans written in 1966. I...","date_modified":"2022-06-17T16:18:00Z"},{"id":"https://trudgetotruth.com/f/southern-poverty-law-center-disinformation","html_content":"

History, facts, and logic tell us that Union and Confederate memorials and statues were erected at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century, corresponding with the generation who fought in the bl...

","url":"https://trudgetotruth.com/f/southern-poverty-law-center-disinformation","title":"Southern Poverty Law Center Disinformation","summary":"History, facts, and logic tell us that Union and Confederate memorials and statues were erected at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century, corresponding with the generation who fought in the bl...","date_modified":"2022-05-24T16:20:42Z"},{"id":"https://trudgetotruth.com/f/a-true-story-of-liberation","html_content":"

It was Easter morning 1984 when he woke up on the floor, fully dressed; again. He automatically began the process of piecing together the night before. He asks himself questions. Did I drive? How did this happen again?

","url":"https://trudgetotruth.com/f/a-true-story-of-liberation","title":"A True Story of Liberation","summary":" It was Easter morning 1984 when he woke up on the floor, fully dressed; again. He automatically began the process of piecing together the night before. He asks himself questions. Did I drive? How did this happen again?","date_modified":"2022-04-23T18:37:10Z"},{"id":"https://trudgetotruth.com/f/newspeak-and-civil-war-history","html_content":"

I saw the phrase “slaveholder’s rebellion” used to describe the Civil War recently and it made me think of Newspeak from George Orwell’s 1984. If you recall, Orwell has an appendix where he describes Newspeak and how it ...

","url":"https://trudgetotruth.com/f/newspeak-and-civil-war-history","title":"Newspeak and Civil War History","summary":"I saw the phrase “slaveholder’s rebellion” used to describe the Civil War recently and it made me think of Newspeak from George Orwell’s 1984. If you recall, Orwell has an appendix where he describes Newspeak and how it ...","date_modified":"2022-01-28T14:23:26Z"},{"id":"https://trudgetotruth.com/f/teddy-booker-statues-and-me","html_content":"

The statue of President Theodore Roosevelt in front of the Museum of Natural History in New York is soon to be on its way to North Dakota. I guess North Dakota is fitting as Teddy enjoyed shooting bison. Oh, did you hear...

","url":"https://trudgetotruth.com/f/teddy-booker-statues-and-me","title":"Teddy, Booker, Statues and Me","summary":"The statue of President Theodore Roosevelt in front of the Museum of Natural History in New York is soon to be on its way to North Dakota. I guess North Dakota is fitting as Teddy enjoyed shooting bison. Oh, did you hear...","date_modified":"2022-01-11T03:04:29Z"},{"id":"https://trudgetotruth.com/f/where-does-it-end","html_content":"

Slavery is a stain on the history of United States and had to be eliminated for the founding principles of the Declaration of Independence and Constitution to have real credibility beyond a dispute between privileged pro...

","url":"https://trudgetotruth.com/f/where-does-it-end","title":"Where Does it End?","summary":"Slavery is a stain on the history of United States and had to be eliminated for the founding principles of the Declaration of Independence and Constitution to have real credibility beyond a dispute between privileged pro...","date_modified":"2022-01-03T04:09:44Z"},{"id":"https://trudgetotruth.com/f/the-usa-two-hundred-years-ago","html_content":"

The cornerstone of the Capital Building in Washington DC was laid in September of 1793 and just 29 years later Washington was the 9th most populated city in the United States. Its population of just under 14,000 was dwa...

","url":"https://trudgetotruth.com/f/the-usa-two-hundred-years-ago","title":"The USA Two-Hundred Years Ago","summary":" The cornerstone of the Capital Building in Washington DC was laid in September of 1793 and just 29 years later Washington was the 9th most populated city in the United States. Its population of just under 14,000 was dwa...","date_modified":"2021-12-27T22:36:08Z"},{"id":"https://trudgetotruth.com/f/christopher-hitchens-on-christmas","html_content":"

Many fans of the late Christopher Hitchens find themselves asking what Hitchens would have thought about current events. I had this thought about Christmas. Not surprisingly, I found something. The True Spirit of Christ...

","url":"https://trudgetotruth.com/f/christopher-hitchens-on-christmas","title":"Christopher Hitchens on Christmas","summary":" Many fans of the late Christopher Hitchens find themselves asking what Hitchens would have thought about current events. I had this thought about Christmas. Not surprisingly, I found something. The True Spirit of Christ...","date_modified":"2021-12-23T22:25:35Z"},{"id":"https://trudgetotruth.com/f/treason-requires-treachery-and-intent","html_content":"

Over the last couple of years, it has been fashionable and politically expedient to call Confederate officers traitors.

","url":"https://trudgetotruth.com/f/treason-requires-treachery-and-intent","title":"Treason Requires Treachery and Intent","summary":"Over the last couple of years, it has been fashionable and politically expedient to call Confederate officers traitors.","date_modified":"2021-12-19T21:38:40Z"},{"id":"https://trudgetotruth.com/f/a-lost-cause-myth","html_content":"

Ty Seidule’s PragerU video on the cause of the US Civil War contains outright lies and lies by omission. This essay focuses on the largest omission: tariffs.

","url":"https://trudgetotruth.com/f/a-lost-cause-myth","title":"A Lost Cause Myth?","summary":"Ty Seidule’s PragerU video on the cause of the US Civil War contains outright lies and lies by omission. This essay focuses on the largest omission: tariffs.","date_modified":"2021-12-12T23:23:12Z"},{"id":"https://trudgetotruth.com/f/secession-or-revolution","html_content":"

In 1869, the Supreme Court ruled in Texas v. White that a state may not secede from the Union. Chief Justice Chase said the Union was perpetual and indissoluble. He also said referring to a state remaining in the Union:

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On June 25, 1788 the Virginia Ratifying Convention voted ratify the new U.S. Constitution and join other states in a Union. Less than 80 years later, the Virginia Convention of 1861 and a state wide referendum resulted i...

","url":"https://trudgetotruth.com/f/so-you-say-you-want-a-revolution","title":"So You Say You Want a Revolution","summary":"On June 25, 1788 the Virginia Ratifying Convention voted ratify the new U.S. Constitution and join other states in a Union. Less than 80 years later, the Virginia Convention of 1861 and a state wide referendum resulted i...","date_modified":"2021-12-02T01:42:35Z"},{"id":"https://trudgetotruth.com/f/the-issues-in-the-us-today-are-as-important-as-at-our-founding","html_content":"

I sat down to write an essay on how the issues we debate today are less important than the issues Jefferson and Hamilton were debating in the 1790s. Writing clarifies thinking.

","url":"https://trudgetotruth.com/f/the-issues-in-the-us-today-are-as-important-as-at-our-founding","title":"The Issues in the US Today are as Important as at Our Founding","summary":"I sat down to write an essay on how the issues we debate today are less important than the issues Jefferson and Hamilton were debating in the 1790s. Writing clarifies thinking. ","date_modified":"2021-11-29T02:44:02Z"},{"id":"https://trudgetotruth.com/f/do-we-need-the-bill-of-rights","html_content":"

Alexander Hamilton did not think so.

","url":"https://trudgetotruth.com/f/do-we-need-the-bill-of-rights","title":"Do We Need the Bill of Rights?","summary":" Alexander Hamilton did not think so.","date_modified":"2021-11-19T17:22:51Z"},{"id":"https://trudgetotruth.com/f/too-many-people-and-firms-lack-marketing-ethics","html_content":"

Have we got to the point as a society that unethical marketing is accepted? I ask the question because I see it from people and in places where I don’t expect it. When buying a car, I expect to feel attempts to manipulat...

","url":"https://trudgetotruth.com/f/too-many-people-and-firms-lack-marketing-ethics","title":"Too Many People and Firms Lack Marketing Ethics","summary":"Have we got to the point as a society that unethical marketing is accepted? I ask the question because I see it from people and in places where I don’t expect it. When buying a car, I expect to feel attempts to manipulat...","date_modified":"2021-11-09T01:35:03Z"},{"id":"https://trudgetotruth.com/f/the-us-olympic-team-should-go-to-china","html_content":"

Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo recently said the United States should boycott the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in China if the IOC does not find another host country. He even went so far as to warn that athletes and ...

","url":"https://trudgetotruth.com/f/the-us-olympic-team-should-go-to-china","title":"The U.S. Olympic Team Should Go to China","summary":"Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo recently said the United States should boycott the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in China if the IOC does not find another host country. He even went so far as to warn that athletes and ...","date_modified":"2021-04-19T00:41:05Z"},{"id":"https://trudgetotruth.com/f/my-son","html_content":"

The podcast linked below had a significant effect on me. It is a high quality and extremely engaging 30-minute production. How did my son develop the talents and traits that culminated in such a production?

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On February 23, 2021, the United States Navy Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral M. M. Gilday, announced via Twitter that his new CNO Professional Reading Program was available. [1] He stressed that the Navy needs to be a...

","url":"https://trudgetotruth.com/f/the-white-admiral-the-black-academic-and-equality-of-outcomes","title":"The White Admiral, The Black Academic, and Equality of Outcomes","summary":"On February 23, 2021, the United States Navy Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral M. M. Gilday, announced via Twitter that his new CNO Professional Reading Program was available. [1] He stressed that the Navy needs to be a...","date_modified":"2021-02-28T21:47:14Z"},{"id":"https://trudgetotruth.com/f/something-is-missing-from-the-student-debt-discussion","html_content":"

We are in the midst of a needed national discussion about whether the federal government should assist adults who took out loans to help pay for their educations. There are many news stories about people who have signifi...

","url":"https://trudgetotruth.com/f/something-is-missing-from-the-student-debt-discussion","title":"Something is Missing From the Student Debt Discussion","summary":"We are in the midst of a needed national discussion about whether the federal government should assist adults who took out loans to help pay for their educations. There are many news stories about people who have signifi...","date_modified":"2021-02-10T19:12:13Z"},{"id":"https://trudgetotruth.com/f/a-trend-in-higher-education-that-may-surprise-you","html_content":"

This is the first in a series on higher education in the United States. The original idea was to explore the rationale for and potential unintended consequences of forgiving student loan debt as is being championed by ma...

","url":"https://trudgetotruth.com/f/a-trend-in-higher-education-that-may-surprise-you","title":"A Trend in Higher Education That May Surprise You","summary":"This is the first in a series on higher education in the United States. The original idea was to explore the rationale for and potential unintended consequences of forgiving student loan debt as is being championed by ma...","date_modified":"2020-12-17T17:42:31Z"},{"id":"https://trudgetotruth.com/f/veterans-by-the-numbers","html_content":"

In his Notes on Nationalism, George Orwell wrote that even pacifists have to accept that “Those who ‘abjure’ violence can only do so because others are committing violence on their behalf.” [1] Veterans understand this a...

","url":"https://trudgetotruth.com/f/veterans-by-the-numbers","title":"Veterans by the Numbers","summary":"In his Notes on Nationalism, George Orwell wrote that even pacifists have to accept that “Those who ‘abjure’ violence can only do so because others are committing violence on their behalf.” [1] Veterans understand this a...","date_modified":"2020-11-11T15:28:01Z"},{"id":"https://trudgetotruth.com/f/just-the-facts-maam","html_content":"

“I became a journalist partly so that I wouldn't ever have to rely on the press for my information.”

","url":"https://trudgetotruth.com/f/just-the-facts-maam","title":"Just the Facts, Ma'am","summary":"“I became a journalist partly so that I wouldn't ever have to rely on the press for my information.”","date_modified":"2020-10-30T15:19:19Z"},{"id":"https://trudgetotruth.com/f/the-general-the-colonel-and-the-blue-grey","html_content":"

Artifacts indicating damaging shifts in cultural norms are often subtle and go unnoticed. However, there are times when the signs of adverse change are plain to see. This provides an opportunity to discuss the change as ...

","url":"https://trudgetotruth.com/f/the-general-the-colonel-and-the-blue-grey","title":"The General, the Colonel, and the Blue & Grey","summary":"Artifacts indicating damaging shifts in cultural norms are often subtle and go unnoticed. However, there are times when the signs of adverse change are plain to see. This provides an opportunity to discuss the change as ...","date_modified":"2020-07-30T23:08:58Z"}]}