I’m pretty indifferent to the controversy over the removal of the Robert E. Lee statue in New Orleans. Whether or not there’s a statue of the man in New Orleans, is a matter for the residents and taxpayers of New Orleans. Nevertheless, I find it a bit odd that so many conservatives are singing the praises of a man who spent his entire career as a government employee and who rose to prominence as a military officer who largely spent his time helping the US government murder Mexicans whose only crime was attempting to defend their country from the American … Continue reading Thomas Jefferson > Robert E. Lee