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29/09/2016
Ed Simon on the Whiskey Rebellion - Berfrois

Ed Simon on the Whiskey Rebellion - Berfrois

Herman Husband – itinerant preacher, politician, regulator, radical – would amble among the woods surrounding Pittsburgh. Here on the trans-Appalachian frontier, the native North Carolinian with his shoddy patchwork clothes and with his biblically long beard.

21/09/2016
Trumpism Is The Symptom of a Gravely Ill Constitution

"No other serious political program in American history has been as openly contemptuous of the nation’s founding document, of its Bill of Rights, and of the Fourteenth Amendment’s guarantees of due process and equal protection."

No matter what happens in November, the sickness may be terminal.

17/08/2016
America Was Born 60 Years Ago

America Was Born 60 Years Ago

A few days ago in 1956, construction began on what became the starting point of modern America: the Interstate Highway System.

15/08/2016

Hey all, forgive us our summer slump - We've been so enraptured by the campaign insanity of this season! We promise that we'll have more, great, new material up at 'Merica Magazine shortly!

03/08/2016
A-M-E-R-I-C-A by Ed Simon - Berfrois

Latest piece by editor Ed Simon!

Used cynically, the word “America” is conceptualised not as that undiscovered country yet to be born on maps yet printed.

28/07/2016
“President Obama and Our Trip to Church” – ‘Merica Editorial

"American experiment requires a kind of faith...and when we begin to lose that faith, in the face of hatred and fear and violence, sometimes we need to go to church."

In an editorial, 'Merica reflects on Obama's DNC speech and what it means to profess faith in the concept of America.

Last night, President Obama gave what may have been the best speech in his career at the Democratic National Convention. Better yet, Obama took us to church. Obama in full preacher mode here…

27/07/2016
Trump: 'I Hope' Russia Hacked Clinton's Email Servers

There has never been a major candidate in U.S. history to call on a belligerent foreign power to perform an act of cyber-terrorism on the United States. This is not liberal conspiracy theorizing - it's based on the words Trump himself said. If you don't see Trump's actions and rhetoric as profoundly anti-American (and if you feel the need to retreat to the same old canards against the left) then you are bullheaded, misinformed, stupid, or anti-American yourself. Wave your flag and say you want to "Make America Great Again" all you want, but know that you're supporting a candidate directly supported by Vladimir Putin. If you're to the left, a vote for a third-party candidate is a vote for Trump. If you normally vote for Republicans there is no shame in sitting this one out. That's because this whole thing has gotten bigger than our old politics, Donald Trump poses the single greatest threat to American independence, sovereignty, and freedom.

The Republican nominee broke a cardinal rule of American politics: Never root against the United States.

26/07/2016
Merica Magazine () | Twitter

Quick reminder: we've been a little quieter on facebook but more active on Twitter. For the most up-to-date convention reactions and our hand-picked selections of good writing about this turbulent political moment, follow us on Twitter. And join in there, too! Let us know what you want to hear more about.

The latest Tweets from Merica Magazine (): "Manafort & : one lying huckster supports another, neither respects the people they flatter and pander to. Plain as that."

20/07/2016

What is sadder, that so many Republicans insist that their candidate must believe in Jesus Christ, or that they're actually delusional enough to think that Trump does?

19/07/2016
Merica Magazine () | Twitter

Everyone ready for Night Two of the clown show? Don't forget to follow us on Twitter, where we can commiserate about the mess that is this gross nightmare.

The latest Tweets from Merica Magazine (): "Manafort & : one lying huckster supports another, neither respects the people they flatter and pander to. Plain as that."

19/07/2016
As Roger Ailes Falls, So Does the GOP's Mask of Inclusivity

Rebecca Traister's piece on the right's lip service to concepts like diversity. Keep an eye out for the continually-more-clearly-articulated xenophobia and misogyny during the RNC today!

Both the Republican Party and its media arm are being brought down by the public exposure of the subjugation on which their success was built.

19/07/2016

The Republican Convention is a national embarrassment.

18/07/2016
Trump Exists Outside the Traditional Left-Right Framework

Trump Exists Outside the Traditional Left-Right Framework

Ed Simon is a PhD candidate in English at Lehigh University, where research focuses on early modern literature and religion. He has written for several academic and general publications, and can be followed at edsimon.org.

18/07/2016
10 Classics of Campaign Literature

10 Classics of Campaign Literature

Campaign writing has a bit of sports journalism about it—from the vivid depictions of victory and defeat, to the martial perseveration on strategy, and the almost sabermetric obsession with numbers…

14/07/2016
This Isn't Funny Anymore. American Democracy Is at Stake.

Today marks the one year anniversary of 'Merica Magazine (or our domain name at least....). Hopefully one year from now there will still BE an America (at least of the tolerant, multicultural, polyglot, diverse variety that we dig).

Anyone who supports Donald Trump is a traitor to the American idea.

13/07/2016
George W. Bush's Plea For Unity Lands Heavily On Trump

George W. Bush's Plea For Unity Lands Heavily On Trump

Without mentioning Trump's name, the former president preached tolerance and civility at a memorial service for slain officers in Dallas. Everyone knew w...

06/07/2016
“It only looks hard” – Three Poems by Trish Lindsey Jaggers

We're officially back from our Happy Birthday America break (the highest of high holidays here at Merica Magazine Office Tower) with poems from the fantastic Trish Lindsey Jaggers. Her work is challenging, timely, and powerful.

It's one of the pleasures of doing this work that I can share art that speaks engagingly to our moment. This is one of those occasions. Please share and help spread Trish's writing; this is the kind of poetry that demands to be read.

Dense Text I It only looks hard. I could imagine you not jumping; it would look even easier. The edge of land looks off- center, away from us. Small trees find a hand- hold on sheer rock face and t…

06/07/2016
Are You Smart Enough to Be a Citizen? Take Our Quiz

Are You Smart Enough to Be a Citizen? Take Our Quiz

Are You Smart Enough to Be a Citizen? Take Our Quiz We noticed that you have an AD BLOCKER ENABLED Please consider disabling it for our site, or supporting our work in one of these ways Subscribe Now > Sign up forThe Atlantic Daily newsletter I want to receive updates from partners and sponsors. Tex...

05/07/2016
The Theology of Donald Trump

"This fulsome embrace of Mr. Trump is rather problematic, since he embodies a worldview that is incompatible with Christianity. If you trace that worldview to its source, Christ would not be anywhere in the vicinity."

Let’s just say it does not revolve around the teachings of Jesus Christ.

20/06/2016
June 19 Should Be a National Holiday | Jacobin

Happy Juneteenth everyone!

June 19 Should Be a National Holiday 151 years ago, slavery ended in Texas. Today should be a national holiday. by Jonah Walters Dancers Lock, Brukup, Flex and Jump at a Brooklyn Juneteenth celebration in 2015. Brooklyn Arts Council / Flickr To celebrate Juneteenth, our special Civil War issue and p...

07/06/2016
How American Speech Took Over the World

How American Speech Took Over the World

During a whirlwind 15-month period in the late 1920s, technology and cultural trends intersected in turning Yankee diction into a global force.

06/06/2016
The Greatest (1942-2016) by Trevor Seigler

Trevor Seigler reflects on why Muhammad Ali really was the greatest.

The greatest both inside and outside the ring, Muhammad Ali altered not just sports, but American culture and politics as well.

30/05/2016
Gettysburg is my Jersey Shore - Ashley Pfeiffer

Also in celebration of Memorial Day, one of the pieces from our launch. Ashley Pfeiffer reflects on her own relationship to one of America's most sacred battlegrounds.

Some people went down the shore in the summer, Ashley Pfeiffer went to Gettysburg.

30/05/2016
Is Peace an American Value? - Daniel Kimmel

In honor of Memorial Day, it's worth revisiting the thoughts of our friend and colleague Daniel Kimmel.

As a Soldier in the US Army, I hold it to be my most sacred duty to become obsolete. That is, at least in theory, the highest military achievement would be to inaugurate a perpetual Armistice in wh...

28/05/2016
Submission/Contact

Please send us your submissions!

So what exactly is it that we’re looking for? Well, we’re game for any sort of feature or submission that you’re willing to pitch to us which you think seems copacetic to our mission (read the “Abo…

28/05/2016
Root for the Hometeam? by Carl Abbot

Baseball season is heating up and 'yoffs are in full swing over in the NBA and the NHL (who the hell doesn't love yoffs?).

Who is your local team? And what does a home team even mean if you've spent your life moving, or if--as Carl Abbott points out--the world seems to be moving all around you?

How does one root for the local team in this post-modern world?

26/05/2016
'Merica vs. Cruz - Wade Linebaugh

to that time when one of our editors launched a campaign to fight Ted Cruz. We have it on good authority he really, really wanted to do it, too.

Guess that one solved itself, though! Cruz goes down but 'Merica is still kickin'!

Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Wade Linebaugh and I am launching a campaign to fight Ted Cruz. This week began with Presidents' Day, and in the spirit of our founding fathers I would like...

25/05/2016
On the Only Time and Way We Can Be Patriotic – Ben Railton

Our good friend Ben Railton was nice enough to mention us over on the Huffington Post the other day, so we thought we'd remind you of some of his other work regarding patriotism. Check it out at 'Merica and follow the link through to his blog, too - there's always something fresh there!

This piece originally appeared on AmericanStudies. It is republished here with the author’s permission. [In honor of Patriot’s Day—a holiday up here in New England, at least—here’s my annual …

24/05/2016
Magic Fingers by Elizabeth Bruce

Recent goodness over at 'Merica, in case you missed it. Enjoy, share with friends and be sure to check out our recent stuff - there's a lot of new fiction, poetry and essays up now!

Elizabeth Bruce’s flash-fiction on some less reputable lodgings.

23/05/2016
Why I Won't Be Buying an "America was Never Great" Hat

Our friend and contributor Professor Ben Railton name-checked 'Merica Magazine in an article at the HuffingtonPost, please read and enjoy!

Last weekend, Krystal Lake, a 22 year-old young African American woman working at a Staten Island Home Depot store, was photographed wearing a custom-mad...

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