Memorial Day traces its origins to over 160 years ago, when a grieving country sought to honor the many brave men lost in the Civil War, including Sgt. Joseph Allen Frith.
The idea of using news media to spin a narrative and push a political agenda is hardly new. The Confederate Secret Service used that strategy to try and defeat President Lincoln.
The Civil War wasn't all large battles. The future of US special forces was inspired by Lincolnβs Union Scouts who fought Confederate commander Mosby with bravery and brains.
There is astonishing new news coverage from Scripps News of the atrocious case of Hadi Abuatelah. If you will recall, in Oak Lawn, Illinois last July, 17-year-old Hadi Abuatelah ran from police during a traffic stop. He then resisted arrest while in possession of a loaded, and illegal pistol. Police dashcam video captured all of [β¦]