Sharing suggestions from a book I reviewed … Be a source of strength and encouragement for military families as these committed soldiers, both active duty and reserve, protect our freedoms and... Read more >>

At the start of the seventh and final installment of Ken Burns’ landmark documentary The War, Seaman First Class Maurice Bell, of Mobile, Alabama, describes in deep detail what it was like to be... Read more >>

President Bush is talking about U.S. troop reductions from Iraq for the first time. The plan would involve decreasing troops to the same level as before the buildup began. This gradual, limited... Join this chit chat >>

At least 12,000 Burmese Chin have come to Malaysia to escape persecution by the military regime in their country. The Chin of western Burma are primarily Christian and face cultural, religious, and... Read more >>

Mariama Conteh-Elliott’s childhood faded before it began. Prior to 1999, Mariama lived with one aunt, and then another, in the countryside of Sierra Leone. They ate what they could grow, and... Read more >>

There is a lot of hoopla this year about the movie, Babel, starring Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett. Of course, the box office numbers are dismal, and there is a reason for that: The movie sucks!... Read more >>

Peace comes from within. That’s what the Nobel Peace Prize winners said in Helena Cobban’s book, The Moral Achitecture of World Peace. When I read this I thought they were crazy—how... Read more >>

Written by: Wendell Steavenson Directed by: Philip Haas Starring: Connie Nielsen, Damian Lewis, Mido Hamada Good job, America! On November 7th, you—the populace of this great... Read more >>