
Temper the Titans
The comparisons between football and war may seem strained to some. But the parallels exist because sport is a direct inheritance from war, and is pregnant with values such as loyalty and emotions like fear.
The comparisons between football and war may seem strained to some. But the parallels exist because sport is a direct inheritance from war, and is pregnant with values such as loyalty and emotions like fear.
When the Russian Ball was founded during the Cold War, many Russians in Washington who attended came from the first wave of émigrés who had fled the Revolution to become patriotic Americans fighting against the communist terror that had seized their country.
Fearing open war, Scholz appears to be looking for an off-ramp. Further talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin are necessary, according to the German Chancellor.
Apocalyptic fiction will tend to promote either conformity or radicality, depending on whether the source of impending destruction is identified with the powers-that-be or some rebel force.
Lieutenant General James Bierman likened the U.S.’s current military preparations in the Asia-Pacific region to those it took in Ukraine post-2014.
The attack marks the highest number of troops Russia has officially recognized as fallen in battle since the start of the Russian invasion in February 2022.
Provided they are guided by the virtue of prudence, Pope Francis’ call for peace and charity is a universal message meant for all, regardless of creed.
The film does a manful job depicting conditions from which few people escape alive, and no soul remains unscarred.
Various media reports say that for some weapon systems, Germany may only have enough ammunition for a few hours of combat should war break out.
Opening our hearts to contemplating the battlefield’s significance causes us to consider what we owe our people and our nation—generations dead, living, and unborn—and particularly to those whose remains now build up the very soil we stand on.