Devil’s Punch Bowl in Natchez: Confederate Disaster and Propaganda Campaign

Was Devil’s Punch Bowl a concentration camp in Natchez? Executive summary: To tell it accurately is to say it was an humanitarian crisis manufactured by bitter slaveholders who pushed Blacks towards death and desperation yet wanted it all to be blamed on anyone else (approaching Union forces abolishing slavery). American soldiers liberating Natchez from the … Continue reading Devil’s Punch Bowl in Natchez: Confederate Disaster and Propaganda Campaign

This Day in History: American “Free Men of Color” Defeat British in 1815 Battle of New Orleans

There are many, many versions of the January 8, 1815 Battle of New Orleans. None of them, so far, seem to tell the history in a manner that would be most fair to the participants. Most ignore completely the most important detail: American forces were made of “free men of color”. Specifically, of the 1,000 … Continue reading This Day in History: American “Free Men of Color” Defeat British in 1815 Battle of New Orleans

Could truck drivers lose their jobs to robots?

Next time you bang on a vending machine for a bottle that refuses to fall into your hands, ask yourself if restaurants soon will have only robots serving you meals. Maybe it’s true there is no future for humans in service industries. Go ahead, list them all in your head. Maybe problems robots have with … Continue reading Could truck drivers lose their jobs to robots?