No one who was old enough to take it in will ever forget September 11, 2001. We see passenger…
The words hero and heroism fell into disfavor in the 1960s. Professors and students took pleasure in debunking…
The dictionary defines machismo, which is derived from the Spanish word for “male,” as an “overtly assertive or exaggerated…
On June 6, Martin Burnham, an American missionary, died in a battle between his Islamic kidnappers and Filipino troops sent…
Throughout history, the sight of armed soldiers has always terrified civilians. Soldiers almost always meant an orgy of looting,…
The decade or so following the Vietnam War saw dozens of movies that were critical of American involvement in…
In the days following the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, President Bush used a word…
They traveled to this land from a great distance, and in retrospect, their goal was clear: To murder those…
For years, Denise, an elementary school music teacher, felt she was denying her faith when she taught her…
June 1940: Hitler’s armies are poised to destroy the cornered British Army, stranded on the beaches at Dunkirk. As the…
