Heaven and Hell
At various times, Americans have pictured heaven as an unparalleled paradise, an unending banquet, a celestial city, a refuge of the redeemed, a glorious kingdom, a magnificent home, a haven…
America’s Debts: Even More Calamitous Than We Thought
Recently, the official accumulated debt of the federal government passed the $14 trillion threshold. A trillion is a gigantic number.
“Thank You for Your Service”—A Veterans Day Memory
Next to me was a man about my age, sitting in a wheelchair. I could see that he was bearded, stocky—and legless. It didn’t take a Sherlock Holmes to figure…
Are We All Ideologues Now?
Participating in anti-Vietnam protests during the late '60s, some protestors carried pictures of Lyndon Johnson decorated with swastikas. Today, a few Tea Party activists carry placards with President Obama portrayed…
“When They Dropped the Bomb”
Truman’s objective was to compel surrender from an intransigent enemy that refused to halt its naked aggression.