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Feb 29, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Christopher Richardson
Trump’s election denialism has been compared to another piece of mythology in American history, and rightly so. After their insurrection in 1861, residents of Southern states similarly spread falsehoods about the war. Some ex-Confederates claimed that slavery had nothing to do with their attempt to secede, but rather, Northern aggression and federal overreach forced the South’s hand. This lie became known as the Lost Cause, and by the 1920s it was widely considered factual.
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Feb 29, 2024 | 
news.yahoo.com | Christopher Richardson
, former President Trump reflecting his ongoing efforts to rewrite the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. He and falsely blamed former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for the mob. For their part, Trump supporters have sought to recast jailed insurrectionists as or . Some have suggested Jan. 6 was a or This revisionism serves many roles, but none more than to legitimize Trump’s attempt to undermine the U.S. Constitution.
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Feb 19, 2024 | 
thehill.com | Christopher Richardson
As a South Carolina Democrat, I preface all this by saying I never voted for Nikki Haley before — and for good reason. She refused to expand Medicaid and denied more than 300,000 South Carolinians medical insurance. Her confusion over the cause of the Civil War is no surprise given that she’s consorted with neo-Confederates for years.
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Jan 14, 2024 | 
blackhistorymonth.org.uk | Christopher Richardson
Lord Bill Morris’s extraordinary life, from his modest beginnings in Jamaica to his influential role in British public life, symbolises the power of perseverance, leadership, and commitment to justice. His journey intertwines significant achievements in trade unionism and racial equality with profound personal experiences, making him a distinguished figure in modern British history.
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Jan 3, 2024 | 
foreignpolicy.com | Josef Burton |Christopher Richardson
Geopolitics United States China North America Last year, several U.S. states—most publicly, Florida—passed laws that severely restrict Chinese nationals’ ability to buy property. More than a dozen states are debating similar laws that target individuals from China and, in some cases, other countries such as Iran and Syria.
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Dec 1, 2023 | 
chicagotribune.com | Christopher Richardson
An out-of-control situation fostering criminality, coupled with heated division on enforcement and a sense that the federal government has lost its grip on the situation? If you were thinking about America’s current migrant crisis, that may be true. But these descriptions also refer to an era from 100 years ago: Prohibition. While obviously immigration is not the same as illegal alcohol production, our attempt at prohibition against both produces the same effects.
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Jul 29, 2023 | 
union-bulletin.com | Christopher Richardson
While the end of Title 42 did not lead to the border surges some anticipated, America still faces an immigration crisis, with a backlog of nearly 1.6 million asylum cases. Officials apprehended migrants crossing the border more than 5 million times from February 2021 to March this year, the highest number of arrests in decades. Border stress and asylum backlogs are not new.
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Jul 28, 2023 | 
startribune.com | Christopher Richardson
Opinion editor's note: Star Tribune Opinion publishes a mix of national and local commentaries online and in print each day. To contribute, click here. ••• While the end of Title 42 did not lead to the border surges some anticipated, America still faces an immigration crisis, with a backlog of nearly 1.6 million asylum cases. Officials apprehended migrants crossing the border more than 5 million times from February 2021 to March this year, the highest number of arrests in decades.
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Jul 28, 2023 | 
rockdalenewtoncitizen.com | Christopher Richardson
While the end of Title 42 did not lead to the border surges some anticipated, America still faces an immigration crisis, with a backlog of nearly 1.6 million asylum cases. Officials apprehended migrants crossing the border more than 5 million times from February 2021 to March this year, the highest number of arrests in decades. Border stress and asylum backlogs are not new.
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Jul 28, 2023 | 
gwinnettdailypost.com | Christopher Richardson
While the end of Title 42 did not lead to the border surges some anticipated, America still faces an immigration crisis, with a backlog of nearly 1.6 million asylum cases. Officials apprehended migrants crossing the border more than 5 million times from February 2021 to March this year, the highest number of arrests in decades. Border stress and asylum backlogs are not new.
