With his kids, Carter Gaddis straddles a line between regulating imaginative gun play and banning it
Iris: The Story of a Polio Mother
February 10, 2013 By Leave a Comment
The story of a boy from Hardscrabble, Illinois, and his courageous mother.
Dear Liberals, There is No Satisfaction to Be Had in the Tragic Death of Navy SEAL Chris Kyle
February 3, 2013 By 21 Comments
Joanna Schroeder is stunned by the ways in which some liberals are responding to the murder of former Navy SEAL Chris Kyle at the hands of a Marine with PTSD.
A Benign Man in Bad Times: Dan Vyleta’s The Quiet Twin
December 23, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Dan Vyleta turns a WWII thriller into a book of extraordinary questions.
That Smell: A Wounded Marine Reflects on Veterans Day
November 12, 2012 By 1 Comment
James Brobyn, a recipient of the Purple Heart, recalls war through olfaction
When Good Men Die, Little Girls Lose a Grandpa
November 11, 2012 By 4 Comments
Alexis Gutter remembers fondly the stories her grandparents told, and the way that affected her life.
Reflections of a U.S. Jew in Poland
October 29, 2012 By 1 Comment
Professor Warren Blumenfeld writes of how the dynamic and palpable tension of history still exists today
Emotional Intelligence of Mass Extinction
September 25, 2012 By 3 Comments
How do you live with the awareness of death on a massive scale?
Delivered from Abortion: Healing a Forgotten Memory
July 31, 2012 By 29 Comments
‘Did Mother ever tell you about the time she was going to abort you?’ my sister asked casually.
Blackmail in the Digital Age
July 24, 2012 By 2 Comments
How would one conduct blackmail in the digital age, in which the idea of an ‘original copy’ is meaningless? Carl Pettit considers this theoretical dilemma.
Dear Son: Manhood Looms
June 29, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Growing up in a fast-paced world may be your greatest challenge yet.
Rankism: The Poison that Destroys Relationships
June 12, 2012 By 15 Comments
Robert Fuller discusses the roots of discrimination and assaults on human dignity.
5 Days Before His 14-Gun Salute at Arlington National Cemetery
May 28, 2012 By 2 Comments
“I never knew who he killed all those years, but I knew who he tried to save…”
Film: Slavery By Another Name
April 26, 2012 By 10 Comments
“Slavery by Another Name challenges one of our country’s most cherished assumptions: the belief that slavery ended with Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation of 1863.”
“Focus” by Arthur Miller
April 17, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Arthur Miller penned “Death of a Salesman” and married Marilyn Monroe, so why doesn’t anyone know about his novel?
The Greatest Generation
April 14, 2012 By Leave a Comment
We can find the ultimate example of the Good Generation in the Greatest Generation.
“You would never know from sex ed classes that people actually enjoy sex.”
This Comment of the Day was by wellokaythen on the post How We Can Improve Sex Ed for Boys?