Tom Shackleford, Author at Identity Dixie

Try Not To Fly

Necessity requires me to do a significant amount of air travel, international flights included. That’s caused me to experience the

Every era of humanity has at least one salient feature that distinguishes itself from whatever two it happens to be

I recently had a chat with a friend from Eastern Europe about the current mayhem afflicting America. He was incredulous

We’re not the only ones getting our history defaced and then destroyed. This pre-genocide process recently claimed a statue of

Armchair Quarterback ain’t my position in this high-stakes sport we call Surviving Weimerica. But, I’ll try to play it as

This time around is going to be a rather one-sided affair. The Right has no real political representation, zero ability

While watching the statue of St. Junipero Serra get pulled down to the cheers of a mob in a San

Operation Crossroads was conducted back in 1946. During this insane exercise, Bikini Atoll, a remote coral formation out in the

I never see Chicago unless it’s from the air as I depart O’Hare. Sometimes, I look down at the South

There’s been plenty of speculation in our circles on what the recent riots may precipitate. My take is that the