This Veterans Day, growing disrespect for the war-dead seems a sad symptom of our ever-widening distance from the ways of our ancestors.
Steven TuckerNovember 11, 2022
In this atmosphere of apathetic patriotism, G.K. Chesterton’s “Defense of Publicity,” an essay on public monuments, might draw focus back to the purpose of Memorial Day.
Eric Patterson & Abigail LindnerMay 27, 2022
Providence editors Mark Tooley and Marc LiVecche discuss Abigail Lindner and Eric Patterson’s article on G.K. Chesterton and war memorials, Lubomir Ondrasek’s piece on Czech leader Vaclav Havel’s warning against hatred, and Lee Trepanier’s counsel for how Russian Orthodoxy, lacking the Just War tradition, can oppose injustice with church teaching on personhood.
Marc LiVecche & Mark TooleyMay 27, 2022
Memorial Day should remind us of a debt that we, as citizens, owe to those who paid the ultimate sacrifice, and it is a call to action to appropriately honor those who have served in the armed forces.
Eric PattersonMay 31, 2021
Most critiques of Christian nationalism seem sweepingly to deride all reference to God relating to country.
Mark TooleyDecember 22, 2020
General Frederick Kroesen, veteran of three wars and survivor of an assassination attempt, died last week, age 97. Six years…
Mark TooleyMay 25, 2020
Memorial Day is the right time to reflect on the costs of war and why they are sometimes worth paying.
Marc LiVeccheMay 25, 2020
Cosmopolitanism can be a particularly pernicious temptation because it invites us to love the idealized reality of humanity above our actual flesh and blood neighbors who live next door.
Daniel StrandMay 29, 2018
We all live under debt.
Marc LiVeccheMay 30, 2016