by Sean Palmer | Jul 21, 2026 | Opinion
I don’t know if Odysseus went to confession often, but in Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey, he does at least once. The long-departed, though deceased, King of Ithaca returns home to his bride, Penelope, who has waited twenty years for his return. He has fought Trojans,...
by Michelle Wahila | May 4, 2026 | Opinion
The world feels increasingly fragile. Political tensions continue to rise, alliances are strained, and the language of war has become part of daily life. Recently, the war with Iran has shown up not just at our gas pumps, but in our social media feeds. We...
by Randall O'Brien | Apr 1, 2026 | Opinion
Thousands have died on our watch, while many thousands more suffer wounds and the loss of loved ones. In this Iranian war that most Americans do not want, fatalities and casualties—primarily civilian—thus far include more than 100 schoolchildren. While the global...
by Nick Mumejian | Mar 17, 2026 | Opinion
My teacher, the late Professor Mahmoud Ayoub, used to say ignorance is the original sin of interfaith relations. Not malice, but ignorance. Malice, he believed, was simply ignorance that had found a megaphone. I have thought of him often these past two weeks, as the...
by Donald E. Williams | Mar 16, 2026 | Opinion
Colin Powell, former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, was widely known for embracing a philosophy that war should only be undertaken as an absolute last resort. This prudent perspective, often referred to as the Powell Doctrine, insists that political leaders...
