Nick Turse: The Moral Injury of War
Some men are very nearly monsters, capable of killing without compunction or remorse. In the everyday civilian world, we generally seek to lock them up. In war, they have a chance to fully flower.
December 4, 2019 · Leave a comment
Video: Viet Thanh Nguyen
. As part of the Lannan Foundation Readings and Conversation series, Viet Thanh Nguyen is introduced by Maxine Hong Kingston, then reads from his work. Recorded March, 2017. . Viet … Continue reading
November 4, 2018 · Leave a comment
John Samuel Tieman: Walking Drag
Here’s a little war story I never told anyone.
September 13, 2018 · 1 Comment
Vox Populi 
Greg Laxer: Letter to the American Dead of the Vietnam War
Veterans For Peace, an organization of which I’ve been a member since 2013, has called for veterans (as well as civilians) affected by the Vietnam War to write a letter … Continue reading →