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 — read March 2020. […]
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 — if they […]
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 into the U.S. […]
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, pick up a […]
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 the time of […]
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 round face among […]
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 into a conspiracy-mongering […]
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, promote the general […]
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 from 44% in […]
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 up and somehow, […]
