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  • Whom Are We Fighting For?

    Whom Are We Fighting For?4

    The great English philosopher and poet G.K. Chesterton said: “A real soldier does not fight because he has something that he hates in front of him. He fights because he has something that he loves behind his back.” War is an analogy that has fallen out of favor in the West. This helps explain why

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  • Samurai Who Weren’t Japanese

    Samurai Who Weren’t Japanese0

    Many Americans owe their knowledge of Japanese samurai to filmmakers. Renowned for their discipline and courage, the samurai were the military nobility from the 12th century until the abolition of their class by Emperor Meiji in the 1870s. The armored, sword-wielding warriors figured prominently in James Clavell’s 1975 best-selling novel, Shōgun, and its adaptation into a blockbuster TV

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  • Dealing with Teens and Spouses: Some Guidelines Compliments of the Federal Government

    Dealing with Teens and Spouses: Some Guidelines Compliments of the Federal Government0

    By extracting some of the expressions buried in the blather employed by politicians and bureaucrats, America’s parents, husbands, and wives can find new and more effective ways to manage conversations with a teen or spouse. These gifts of gab should come as no surprise. After all, given the many failures of the federal government—the crisis

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