Posts Tagged ‘Torture’

Born in the Right Place at the Right Time

I am free to write of problems, pain, and the journey towards personal emotional freedom because I am legally and physically free. The privilege of self-expression and exploration is not one unjustly enslaved people enjoy. The task of battling to survive the day leaves little room for self-analysis....

July 10th, 2012 | Essays, Social Justice | Read More

On Torture and Rejecting Straw Men

In middle school, my favorite book was Tom Clancy’s Without Remorse. The book is more or less a history of one of Clancy’s recurring characters, a special operative known as John Clark. One of the book’s storylines follows a pilot shot down over Vietnam, a devout Mormon named Robin...

May 14th, 2009 | Blog | Read More

Blegh.

Read this. That’s all.

April 30th, 2009 | Blog | Read More

Honoring Our Veterans: Listen to What Killed Sergeant Gray?

Today is Veterans Day, which for most of us means we can’t go to the library, cash a check, or get a new driver’s license. For veterans all over the country it means something remarkably different. Their days are full of memories, memories that are ringing with conflicting emotions: pride,...

November 11th, 2008 | Blog | Read More