The place where the young Chicago woman was found dead in a jail cell has seen more than a century of racial violence and oppression.
Even without a physical state, the Islamic State can still fund its main product: political violence.
Just look at what happened with the Ku Klux Klan.
What a deluged town reveals about a broken country
As the anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg approaches, it's time for America to question the popular account of a war that tore apart the nation.
A good pretext for war is not enough to make a war just.