Tag: war

• Agony and Hilarity in ‘The Iliad’

  It was Ben Sasse’s The Vanishing American Adult that compelled me to finally read Homer’s The Iliad, one of those ought-to-read books that are easy to avoid because so many newer and less challenging books pop up in its way. But I’m glad I decided to dive in, even if it became my actual beach read over…

  Aug 3, 2017

  # books, history, Homer, mythology, review, The Iliad, war

• Team America: Part III

  So it looks like the United States has found itself part of another conflict. I can’t say I’m in favor of opening up a third war for the United States, however limited our involvement, but the humanitarian aspect is hard to ignore. But right off the bat, I look at the words and actions of…

  Mar 20, 2011

  # America, Barack Obama, Libya, politics, war

• War Is Hell

  Published in the North Central Chronicle on February 8, 2008. John Edwards is out of the race. I think he would have made a fine president. His fight against poverty and corruption did not jive well with mainstream media narratives, though they were well-publicized cornerstones of Edwards’ stump speech. But his other equally important message…

  Feb 7, 2008

  # Abu Ghraib, Afghanistan, America, Iraq, John Edwards, NCC Chronicle, politics, presidents, religion, war