Memorial Day
COMMON GROUND
What Did Our Generation Learn in Iraq and Afghanistan?
The link between national sacrifice and war-making has become increasingly foreign. It was once essential.
HEROES
WWII Vets JFK and J.D. Salinger Schooled Us in Dignity
These very different men both came home from the war convinced that true courage had nothing to do with battle histrionics or bellicose military parades.
MEMORIAL DAY HEIST
Vegas Thieves Steal Condoms and Sex Toys
Two Las Vegas men plan a two-part heist at a high end sex toy company
Memorial Day Celebration
Why I Hate Picnics
The case for skipping the traditional al fresco summer meal.
Civic Duty
A Memorial Day Drink That Honors Civil War Soldiers
This punch recipe was published in 1883 as a salute to the veterans of the Grand Army of the Republic.
REMEMBER
America Is Still a Gift to the World
On this Memorial Day, it is worth cutting through all the toxicity clogging our culture and remembering what a special way of life those who have died have given us.
HIGHER POWER
Should Atheists Pay for a Prayer Day?
In La Vista, Nebraska, a day of ‘faith and freedom’ hasn’t exactly brought everyone together. Atheists asked why the town was holding a state-sponsored day of faith. La Vista’s mayor railed that ‘minorities’ weren’t running his city. Amen.