revisionist history

Revisionist History of War Conference {Mises Institute @ 15-17 May 2025} “Truth is the first casualty of war.” This saying is said to have its origins in ancient Greece, in the writings of the playwright Aeschylus. Thus, for thousands of years, it has been recognized that most wars are wars of...

Radio Rothbard | A Rothbardian History of the United States In this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop take a revisionist Rothbardian lens to American history. Was the American revolution a good thing? Was Andrew Jackson better than Thomas Jefferson? Does a historical...

Debunking the Myth of "National Unity": Northern Opposition to Lincoln's War http://www.lewrockwell.com/2014/10/thomas-dilorenzo/the-myth-of-national-unity/ Thomas DiLorenzo (08 October 2014) When the Washington Post reviewed Martin Scorsese’s movie “The Gangs of New York,” which included a...

Today is US Army Incompetence Day http://www.lewrockwell.com/lrc-blog/today-is-us-army-incompetence-day/ Ryan McMaken (25 June 2014) Writes James Bovard on his Facebook page: On this day in 1876, Gen. George Custer led his 7th Calvary regiment into their destruction at the Little Big Horn...

h/t LRC: https://www.lewrockwell.com/2014/06/no_author/top-10-reasons-the-dark-ages-werent%E2%80%A8/ Top 10 Reasons the Dark Ages Were Not Dark http://listverse.com/2008/06/09/top-10-reasons-the-dark-ages-were-not-dark/ Jamie Frater (09 June 2008) I believe that we can safely say that the...

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/13/us/politics/13text-mccain.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1&adxnnlx=1215964935-KMmFfmTA6EZK1D%201ERcerA Read the whole thing, but here's an excerpt: