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Michael Phillips

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What The 1836 Project Leaves Out in Its Version of Texas History

The legislature established a committee last year to “promote patriotic education.” Drafts of one of its pamphlets reveal an effort to sanitize history.

by Michael Phillips, Leah LaGrone via Texas Monthly on August 25, 2022

The Purifying Knife: The Troubling History of Eugenics in Texas

Michael Phillips, Betsy Friauf

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Tornado over the Texas capitol building.

The History of Eugenics in Texas Isn’t What You Think

A new book unearths a chapter of the state’s story when anti-intellectual fundamentalism was put to good ends.

by Gus Bova via Texas Observer on July 14, 2025

Mural featuring Texas Rangers, longhorn cattle, and bluebonnets.

The Real Meaning of Texas Ranger Monuments

In recent years, Seguin has honored the Texas Rangers with memorials. My father agreed to build one—but then started having second thoughts.

by Gabriel Daniel Solis via Texas Monthly on July 21, 2022

His Kampf

Richard Spencer is a troll and an icon for white supremacists. He was also my high-school classmate.

by Graeme Wood via The Atlantic on June 1, 2017

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