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March 2025

The Reconstructionist Weekly: The Lost Cause of the Confederacy & the Attacks on DEI
Much of The Reconstructionist focuses on Barrett Holmes Pitner’s theory of the American Cycle, which helps explain how and why America’s current…
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Sofia Alva
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The Life of James Rapier: A Forgotten Hero of Reconstruction
Rapier was a champion of civil rights and one of Alabama's first Black congressmen
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Sofia Alva
A Civilization Without Empathy
The dire and accurate prognosis of Elon Musk
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Barrett Holmes Pitner
The Reconstructionist Weekly: Chinese Exclusion Act & Trump's New Policies
Much of The Reconstructionist focuses on Barrett Holmes Pitner’s theory of the American Cycle which helps explain how and why America’s current…
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Barrett Holmes Pitner
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Sofia Alva

February 2025

The Reconstructionist Weekly: The Freedman's Bureau and Education in America
Much of The Reconstructionist focuses on Barrett Holmes Pitner’s theory of the American Cycle which helps explain how and why America’s current…
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Barrett Holmes Pitner
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Sofia Alva
The Reconstructionist Weekly: Presidential Pardons and More
Much of The Reconstructionist focuses on Barrett Holmes Pitner’s theory of the American Cycle which helps explain how and why America’s current…
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Barrett Holmes Pitner
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Sofia Alva
Re-Entering the Age of American Regression
The chaos of the present echoes the chaos of America's regressive past
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Barrett Holmes Pitner

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