As a Soldier in the US Army, I hold it to be my most sacred duty to become obsolete. That… Read more Is Peace an American Value? – Daniel Kimmel
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American Muhammad: An Interview with Artist Sandow Birk – Wade Linebaugh
Sandow Birk’s new exhibition and book publication of his nearly decade-long project, American Qur’an, drew media attention last month including… Read more American Muhammad: An Interview with Artist Sandow Birk – Wade Linebaugh
Time to Change the National Anthem – Trevor Seigler
In the aftermath of President Obama’s election in 2008, I spent a good amount of time on YouTube checking out… Read more Time to Change the National Anthem – Trevor Seigler
On the NFL: National Football Liability – Trevor Seigler
It occurs to me that the NFL is a mirror reflection of what America is, what it stands for, and… Read more On the NFL: National Football Liability – Trevor Seigler
The Non-Apotheosis of Tom Paine – Ed Simon
Tom Paine however didn’t believe in gods, and so he was just a man, sometimes a flawed one, and because of that he deserves our love.
Gettysburg is my Jersey Shore – Ashley Pfeiffer
Some people went down the shore in the summer, Ashley Pfeiffer went to Gettysburg.
No Stillness After Appomattox – Reid Mitchell
I remember reading as a southern boy—a white southern boy—how Grant actually never took Richmond. Technically, this is true, if irrelevant.
“Get a Brain! Morans”: The Meta-Discourse of Misspelled Tea Party Signs – Arlynda Boyer
Remember Descent the Highest form of Patriotic….
To take this dark shape and make it into words – Wade Linebaugh
Fourteen years later, this is the first Fall in three years I’m not teaching about 9/11 to my students in First-year composition. Its absence is an odd sort of ache I never expected.
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