I recently finished watching Martin Scorsese's film Silence. From both the spiritual and historical perspectives, it's an interesting film. The story is based on a work of Japanese historical fiction that speculates about the lives of Portuguese Jesuit missionaries...
Andrew Bacevich has (another) must-read piece, "The ‘Global Order’ Myth." It's a great article, although I think he gives too much credit to Trump and has too benign a view of the pre-1945 American state. But don't let that keep you away. Bacevich eviscerates those...
A Trump-hating gunman opened fire on Republican members of Congress as they practiced for a charity baseball game. House Majority Whip Steve Scalise was critically injured in the attack. The gunman was killed. [Link] New Hampshire repealed regulations on African hair...
It's a familiar pattern by now. From "we're staying out" to "just some logistical aid to rebels" to "okay, some mere light arms to fight the evil dictator" to "well, a few anti-tank missiles wouldn't hurt" to "we gotta bomb the new super-bad terror group that...
