Lots of people want to talk to Ryan Björklund about his service in Iraq, but few actually want to listen to what he has to say.
Cameron Conaway’s recent trip to the Flight 93 Memorial left him heartbroken, but not in the way he expected.
George Zimmerman: The Tragic Limitations of Situational Awareness
April 26, 2012 By 53 Comments
Mark Greene believes Americans need to rely less on guns and more on situational engagement.
Tim Hetherington: Photojournalist, Giant
April 20, 2012 By 27 Comments
Fellow photojournalist Michael Kamber pays tribute to his fallen friend and offers an intimate glimpse into what made Hetherington such a remarkable man.
The Breech
April 19, 2012 By 9 Comments
Sean Davis gives a haunting first-person account of the inhumanity (and the humanity) of war.
Twitter Twits, Facebook Friends, and Chris Brown
April 13, 2012 By 13 Comments
Laurie Uttich wants to pity the young women who tweet that they would let Chris Brown beat them up.
The Problem With You Is, You’ll Always Be Bigots
April 8, 2012 By 5 Comments
The story of the black community in Britain struggling to get inquests into deaths of its young men at the hands of the police isn’t a new one.
The Shadow of Beauty
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Atalwin Polin talks about a reader’s kind contribution to his journey and the movement again Islamist free speech in Turkey.
Army Surplus
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John Tinseth can’t walk through the Army Navy Surplus Store without thinking of the guys he knew in the Army.
The Navy SEALs and Magical Thinking
March 20, 2012 By 51 Comments
Tom Matlack looks at how the romanticization of U.S. Special Forces is linked to dangerous myths about manhood and war.
Repeating Iraq’s Mistakes in Afghanistan
March 14, 2012 By 22 Comments
War correspondent Michael Kamber talks about the lessons of Iraq, and how the situation in Afghanistan shows that they have not been learned.
Prisons Of The Mind, Dementia In Aging Inmates
February 29, 2012 By 8 Comments
Julie Gillis reflects on how trusting prisoners with the care of inmates affected by dementia increases their ability for compassion.
Long Soft Hair
February 18, 2012 By 7 Comments
The Signs and Symptoms of Combat-Related PTSD
February 3, 2012 By 11 Comments
For everything we hear about it, Harry Croft writes, many of us still don’t know enough about PTSD.
The Trauma of Lost Love
December 26, 2011 By 9 Comments
The U.S. has left Iraq, but Iraq has not left one U.S. soldier, writes veteran Justin Cliburn.
The Girl Is the New Drug
December 11, 2011 By 60 Comments
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