McRaven and Mattis:
The M&M’s of Perpetual War
Give writers their pens, soldiers their swords. Do not, however, salute old warriors who write in defense of war without end. Do not let retired […]
McRaven and Mattis:
The Forbidden (Magic) Kingdom: Hong Kong Disneyland
The poorest wage slave is braver than the richest slave driver. To prove this point look at the view from the highest point. Cross the […]
The Tyranny of Ignorance
These Hitler comparisons really need to stop. Seriously, people need to put down their phones and pick up a book.
Turkey Plays Chicken
One bullet can start a war, but no rifle has enough bullets to end a war. To know this truth is to see our troops […]
A Throne of Grace
Judge Tammy Kemp and Brandt Jean set a beautiful example of justice and forgiveness at the sentencing of Amber Guyger.
Tom Friedman Discovers America
When Tom Friedman feels the urge to type, when he acts according to type, when he ties his hospital gown and wears his slippers, when […]
A Very Cracked Kristol Ball
To see the speck in your brother’s eye, to see your brother as guilty of the highest crimes and the lowest deeds, to see so […]
Bill Weld Torches His Mind
Bill Weld is as much a constitutional scholar as I am a geneticist. His maddening cry for the execution of President Trump is no better […]
Neither Good Nor Godly:
The Fall of Williams College
Steven Gerrard, professor of philosophy, is witness to the fast undoing of certain unalienable rights at Williams.
Zucked Up Beyond All Recognition
The social media giant is establishing its own "supreme court" to adjudicate disputes over "offensive" content. Who expects any justice?
The Death of Ideology, Not Irony
What politics forbids, politicians foment—namely, absurdity. The absurdity of uniforms. Absurd uniforms born of uniformity of thought, of Blackshirts and Brownshirts, of jodhpurs and jackboots, […]
The Man with an Everlasting Name
Imagine the body confounding the language of life, while the mind continues to consecrate the Word of God. Imagine the body conflating the words of […]
Conviction vs. Passionate Intensity: A Story for the Ages
In Jack Snyder's Return of Christ, we get an authorial voice about sin and redemption, with an action-movie twist.
The Meaning of Labor Day
Not a vacation day, but a display of vocation. A day to safeguard workers and sanctify the nature of work, where the ability to do—the […]
The Genius of Dave Chappelle
“Sticks & Stones” is brilliant because it defends the first rule of comedy: that there are no rules.
Ending the Drug Czar’s Endless War
The words “drug czar” say more about the futility of endless war than all the words written about war. The title is as foreign as […]
Up in Smoke: California’s War Against E-Cigarettes
The California State Capitol disproves the idea that great civic architecture attracts great civic leaders, that the strength of our civil religion corresponds to the […]
Once Upon a Time in Hell
What if there were a chemical reason for the chain reaction of the summer of 1969? A series of odorless but nonetheless noxious fumes: Ben […]
Nike: Goddess of Ignorance
The flag of 1777, not 1861. The Stars and Stripes, not the Stars and Bars. The flag of Betsy Ross, not Nicola Marschall. The flag […]
To the Moon, Jill!
A trio of flags: one raised in victory by six Marines atop Mount Suribachi, a second lifted in defiance by three firefighters at Ground Zero, […]