In my classes this semester we’ve read a few stories about the lasting impact of war on individuals. Ernest Hemingway's WWI short story masterpiece “In Another Country,” or Tim O'Brien's Vietnam War story “The Things They Carried,” point to the cost of military service, especially ...
Just by living in 21st-century America, you have a lot to be thankful for. You live in the richest country in the history of the world -- and one of the freest. Despite what the left claims, the benefits of wealth aren't limited to the 1%. The amenities most people take for granted -- a ...
Prior to Abraham Lincoln's presidency there was no national Thanksgiving day. The commemoration of Thanksgiving varied from state to state according to the discretion of state leaders. Lincoln's Secretary of State, William Seward, wanted to increase national power over state power; he was one ...
Sometimes we’re thankful for the things we don’t get. This usually occurs in hindsight… Years ago, my husband and I thought we should move. We didn’t have a solid reason; we just wanted a change, a new perspective, a new ... something. We thought a new home would be the answer. So ...
Whence cometh the conviction, in America and even more in Britain and Europe, that open borders is the only moral immigration policy? Of course, not everyone believes that, and many who do stop short of saying so. But the contrast between the rhetoric and policies of the first two decades of ...
A few years ago, I was invited to speak at an event in Mobile, Alabama. Driving down from Indiana, I stopped for the night in Nashville, Tennessee, but on the way back, I decided to drive all the way from Mobile to Indianapolis. I had planned an early start, but, enjoying the company of good ...
