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Stories by Allen Guelzo

Allen C. Guelzo is the Henry R. Luce Professor of the Civil War Era and Director of Civil War Era Studies at Gettysburg College. He is a two-time winner of the Lincoln Prize, and the author, most recently, of Lincoln and Douglas: The Debates That Defined America.

South Carolina’s Secession Obsession

Allen Guelzo wrote on December 28th, 2010 at 12:01 am

The Charleston-based Confederate Heritage Trust’s decision to sponsor a “secession ball” has opened up old wounds in the South.  more

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Conservatism’s Greatest Failure: The Academy

Allen Guelzo wrote on February 8th, 2009 at 9:59 pm

The conservative revolution was supposed to be a revolution. It has not been. It has been an insurgency. And while that insurgency captured a vast swath of open territory, it failed utterly to capture the key citadels of American culture, beginning with American higher education.
The academic left likes to complain about how the conservative   more

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The Gop’s Winning Streak

Allen Guelzo wrote on January 21st, 2009 at 4:47 am

It’s always possible to win a battle and lose a campaign. Or to win the battle in such a way that the victor ends up so badly hurt, or so narrowly in charge, that in the long run it scarcely counts as a victory. Think of Bunker Hill. Think of the Alamo.
But does the   more

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When They Win, They Win; But When They Lose

Allen Guelzo wrote on January 14th, 2009 at 7:13 am

When they win, they win; but when they lose…
It’s always possible to win a battle and lose a campaign. Or to win the battle in such a way that the victor ends up so badly hurt, or so narrowly in charge, that in the long run it scarcely counts as a victory. Think of   more

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