by Steven Roberts When I returned to my office at George Washington University last week, the calendar on my wall — curled and faded with age — […]
Opinion
Sept. 11, 2001-21: 20 years of grief
The average college student has no true memory of Sept. 11, 2001. Neither do current high school, middle school or elementary school students. They were too young […]
Muslim chaplain recalls terrorist attack aftermath at the Pentagon
by Diane Bell “Unimaginable” was how Army Chaplain Abdul-Rasheed Muhammad described the carnage at the Pentagon after militant Islamic terrorists commandeered and crashed an American Airlines jet […]
Honoring the heroes of 9/11
Fear is an invaluable human instinct that perpetuates our survival. Without fear, we would make any number of potentially fatal decisions each day — walk into traffic, […]
The hubris of a super-spreader event held in a hospital’s shadow
Normally, we look forward to the first WVU home football game of the season, but this year, we’re looking on with more trepidation than anything else. At […]
I see you, Afghan girl. I was you, once
by Fabiola Santiago Dear precious Afghan girl, I see you. I see you in the belly of a packed U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III, a telling […]
Recall that Rudy Giuliani had a finest hour
Rudolph Giuliani was always somewhat off-center, even in his glory days as New York City mayor. But people who recall him then were stunned by his decline […]
City Council can — and should — ban conversion therapy
In the Constitution’s preamble, the Founding Fathers laid out the promises of the government they were forming: establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, […]
61% of Americans who say they pay taxes are probably lying
by Jared Dillian The Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center recently released a report saying that 61% of U.S. households had paid no federal income tax in 2020, up […]
It’s shocking how easily it all comes back
It was a day that did not end. It went on for days, it went on for weeks, it went on for years. But then you look […]
