The debate over gun control and 2nd Amendment rights is stuck in an us vs them mentality
How do we define terrorism? Carl Pettit takes a closer look.
Who Is Greater?
April 27, 2013 By 3 Comments
What makes someone like Dzhokhar Tsarnaev vulnerable to radicalization? A Muslim American parent of two young men asks a question that strikes close to home.
The True Believer
April 24, 2013 By 1 Comment
How do two guys come to believe, with absolute certainty, that murder is a moral necessity?
After Watertown, Can We Blame the Parents?
April 20, 2013 By 5 Comments
JD Roberto asks: What can the fathers of children lost in other American tragedies—Oklahoma City, Columbine—teach us in their responses to grief?
Embracing Destruction
April 5, 2013 By 7 Comments
Four Tips for Overcoming Fear from a Cancer-Surviving Marine
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Jay Platt was told no one could possibly swim across the Mississippi River blindfolded, handcuffed and shackled. He did it anyway.
Fly the Friendly Skies of Afghanistan [Video]
March 31, 2013 By 1 Comment
Honor Flight: How Spending a Day With the Greatest Generation Changed My Life
February 22, 2013 By 3 Comments
Diana Rodriguez spent one day with a veteran of World War II. And it taught her about goodness, at a time she needed it most.
Why Don’t U.S. Veterans Get the Support They Need?
January 23, 2013 By 9 Comments
With military suicides at an all-time high, we need to ask what we can do better.
A Year-End Reflection on a Tragedy
January 1, 2013 By 10 Comments
Ben Dumas hopes that giving love in the midst of recent tragedies can provide a foundation to grow.
Blindfolded
December 24, 2012 By 2 Comments
A member of the 82nd Airborne survives the war but returns to lose his daughter in his arms just outside Fort Bragg.
Gun Violence and My Autistic Brother
December 20, 2012 By 1 Comment
In light of the tragic shooting in Newtown, Rachel Peck reflects upon the words she has used in the past to describe her brother Daniel, who has Autism.
Rape Culture: What It Is and How It Works
December 18, 2012 By 243 Comments
Rape culture is the trivialization of rape, and it permeates our society to an alarming extent.
Guns Don’t Make Americans Violent, America Does
December 18, 2012 By 15 Comments
Thaddeus Howze insists that we are a nation in crisis—a moral crisis, a social crisis but most importantly a mental health crisis that we are completely in denial about. We are violent because we are trained to be.
Shame and Violence: The Connecticut School Shooting and Hate
December 16, 2012 By 11 Comments
Tragedy comes from repressed shame, not from being too permissive with people.
No, Really, What Are You Fighting For?
December 10, 2012 By 15 Comments
Allan Mott asks this question: How would you feel and what would you do if tomorrow the world suddenly became the place you’ve always wanted to live in?
“Straight men learned from gay men that physically affectionate, emotionally intimate friendships are not unmanly.”
These are comments by David May and Rick on the post “For The Love Of God, Please Stop Saying ‘Bromance’”.
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