History Isn’t a Warning. It’s a Blueprint.

The American Civil War didn’t start with gunfire. It started with denial, compromise, and lies we told ourselves. Sound familiar?

The American Civil War didn’t explode from nowhere. It was a slow burn, a growing fracture that federal leaders tried — and spectacularly failed — to mend. The causes are layered: moral, political, economic, legal, cultural. But at the center was one force that refused to bend, share, or compromise: the institution of human bondage. Historians overwhelm…