How bad is it, really?

Part 1: The American Civil War - Imprisonment Without Trial, Martial Law, and "Liberal" Foraging

Mazal and I recently guested on a true crime podcast. That in and of itself was a strange experience, given that we are unaccustomed to diving deep into the details of violent murder, but it was overall a good experience.

What got me thinking, though, was our Canadian interviewer’s first question:

“How bad is it down there, really?”

Unlike the sneering con…