” … and then it hit me … the boots weren’t his.” An encounter with the Boston Marathon hero Carlos Arredondo, five years earlier, tells a story of love and grief.
#51:The Man in the Cowboy Hat
April 16, 2013 By 11 Comments
Two senseless tragedies, one heroic father: Carlos Arredondo.
The Elephant in the Room: Militarism
April 14, 2013 By 4 Comments
Jeff Cohen believes militarism and perpetual war are our country’s biggest problems.
Op-Ed: 88,000 People Dead. Why Aren’t We Responding With an Assault Weapons Ban?
March 21, 2013 By 6 Comments
he Newtown shootings changed Alex Yarde’s sense of safety. Now he’s even more shaken as the Assault Weapons Ban has been cut from the Gun Control Bill.
Dead Men Don’t Count in War
February 6, 2013 By 8 Comments
When the war dead are counted, ‘women and children’ are singled out for our pity. Why do we accept the deaths of men in war?
New Report Sheds New Light On PTSD
December 11, 2012 By 2 Comments
Kathryn DeHoyos discusses what we know, or more importantly what we don’t know about PTSD.
US Navy SEAL Loses His Life During Rescue Mission
December 10, 2012 By 3 Comments
They are everything society says is masculine, but they are still human.
Emotional Intelligence of Mass Extinction
September 25, 2012 By 3 Comments
How do you live with the awareness of death on a massive scale?
Anger of Muslims, Part 2: Making Sense in 3D
September 24, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The violence in the Middle East makes sense when viewed from sufficient perspectives.
Anger of Muslims
September 22, 2012 By 36 Comments
Brandon Ferdig is incredulous that the extended trailer for ‘Innocence of Muslims’ is responsible for riots in the Middle East.
The Lesser of Two Evils = Vote Third Party
September 7, 2012 By 17 Comments
When both Obama and Romney support policies that create terror abroad, it’s time Americans vote for a third-party solution.
We Are All Pussy Riot, We Are All Waiting To Happen
August 20, 2012 By 26 Comments
Pussy Riot’s battle in Russia has revitalized the political backbone of the punk community, but it has also transcended punk.
In This Hour of Danger: Civil Liberties and the Eternal Threat of Terror
July 4, 2012 By 6 Comments
Should government powers include the right to assassinate citizens as the way to fight terror? No, says Brian Earp, and here’s why.
What We Talk About When We Talk About My Military Career
May 6, 2012 By 19 Comments
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.
“It’s a woman’s job to make her man feel safe — a safe place that doesn’t expect him to do brave things just because he’s a man.”
This is a comment by Kat on the post “A Husband’s Job Is To Create Emotional Safety”.