by Mitch Randall | Sep 2, 2021 | Opinion
The dark end of a war was on full display as the last U.S. plane lifted off from Afghanistan this week, nearly 20 years after Sept. 11, 2001. In 2001, the Taliban-controlled government was accused by the U.S. of harboring Osama bin Laden and al-Qaeda, the masterminds...
by Myles Werntz | Aug 23, 2021 | Opinion
What Christians are obliged to do and why is an endlessly complicated venture because our time, energy, resources and attention are limited. With so many forms of suffering before us, our good will and love are overwhelmed, or worse, deflected. But obligation will not...
by Monty Self | Aug 17, 2021 | Opinion
A Kargu-2 was used in Libya during a March 2020 skirmish, according to a June 2021 NPR report that cited a United Nations Security Council briefing. Turkish company STM makes the Kargu-2, a lethal autonomous weapons system (LAWS). The company describes the weapon as...
by Ken Sehested | May 28, 2021 | Opinion
My question is not whether we should mourn, legitimately and unreservedly, the loss of our war dead on Memorial Day. Yes. A thousand times, yes. My question is this: On what day should we also mourn the loss of others’ war dead? Indeed, one of Memorial Day’s stories...
by Andrew Gardner | Jun 18, 2020 | Opinion
The public has had to make sacrifices for the common good during times of crises throughout American history. President Woodrow Wilson on Jan. 18, 1918, issued a formal proclamation calling upon U.S. citizens “to reduce consumption of wheat and meat products.” While...
