Lincoln has final word on cause of Civil War Let’s finally kill that myth that several letter-writers are attempting to perpetuate regarding the cause of the Civil War. And we can let Abraham Lincoln settle it with his own words from his Second Inaugural Address, March 4, 1865 (emphasis mine):
I had a hard time believing what I was reading in Nathan Benefield of the Commonwealth Foundation’s op-ed “Shapiro, lawmakers must choose — students or special interests?” (July 18, TribLIVE). The money that they accused the teachers unions of spending is chump change to the foundation and their ultra-wealthy contributors.
I disagree with Colin McNickle’s op-ed “The lose-lose situation of a $15 Pa. minimum wage” (June 30, TribLIVE), which begins with “the Law of Unintended Consequences” — implying that unknown bad things will happen. But we know the consequences of raising the minimum wage from the myriad of recent examples.
The far right often talks about the supremacy of freedom and liberty. America is the land of the free and the home of the brave. However, their actions have consequences that diminish the freedom of some. In Georgia, vigilante supporters have targeted election workers with death threats and physical intimidation.
The other day, I was watching footage of Jan. 6. The crowd was chanting U.S.A., U.S.A., leading one to believe they thought of themselves as patriots. However, what the supposed patriots were doing was violently and destructively trying to bring down our democracy, or government. Because they could not admit