Heroes and Hero Worship

by Peter J. Leithart

Was Carlyle right about heroes? Continue Reading »

2 Mar 2016

Not All Heroes

by Peter J. Leithart

Not every American soldier is a “hero,” and equating the two only leads to confusion. Continue Reading »

8 Jul 2014

On the Other Hand, for Memorial Day

by Kate Pitrone

On the other hand, there is media kerfuffle on the Right about Chris Hayes of MSNBC saying he has a problem with using the word, “heroes” for the dead on Memorial Day because that word ennobles war and worst of all, ennobles the current war effort.   What could be worse?  I . . . . Continue Reading »

28 May 2012

Carl’s Rock Songbook #18, David Bowie, “The Prettiest Star”

by Carl Scott

Rock’s other significance in relation to modernity, which David Bowie understood better than anyone, is that it sanctions a new type of heroism, that in contrast to, say, an astronaut’s bit part in a space-flight that is essentially the military-industrial establishment’s . . . . Continue Reading »

31 Aug 2011