Historical eras, like people, have their own defining traits. There is always a particular virtue or vice, hero or villain, war or revolution that indelibly marks a whole year, decade, or even century, making it easy to summarize these eras with a single phrase. The Ancien Régime , the period of French history before the … Read more
It’s official. Transgenders are now free to serve openly in the American military. It would be easy to see this issue in a vacuum. However when we take a closer look, it is merely the most recent step in a process that has transformed our Armed Forces. The military, which is and should be a … Read more
I received an email from an irate reader who claimed that the bathroom wars were all about “idiotic stuff.” Abortion, marriage, and other such issues are all the “frivolous nonsense” by which political parties rile up their bases and control the narrative. The reader claimed that the real issues are economic and foreign policy. He … Read more
