Tag Archives: war

Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging

The latest book from Sebastian Junger is a short, yet very thought-provoking read. Tribe is an exploration into human nature and the root cause of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) suffered by soldiers after they return home.  Junger attempts to shed light on a puzzling paradox. How come despite our constant search for peace we do not […]

A World Without Islam

After a slow start, Fuller does a very good job of taking down the facile “Islam is the problem” charge when it comes to addressing terrorism. Bringing together a history of social and political developments from across the globe was a good strategy to show with evidence how violence and geopolitical struggles can’t be reduced […]