The United States Needs to Allow Syrian Refugees to Come Here

We’ve fallen back on security fears and irrational hate for far too long.

War: The Health of the State, the Death of the Individual

This year, 2014, marks the 100-year anniversary of World War 1, the so-called “war to end all wars” or “The Continue reading →

Where was God during the Holocaust?

I came across this interesting article from Menachem Z. Rosensaft in The Washington Post. The author’s mother, father and others in his Continue reading →

Extremely rare footage of “The Day the Clown Cried” released

Admittedly, I had never even heard of 1972’s The Day the Clown Died directed by and featuring renowned comedian Jerry Continue reading →

What aren’t we learning from history? Plus, history’s warning of concentrated power

I’m still in my morning fog, which is slowly dissipating with each gulp of hot, comforting coffee, when I came Continue reading →

Putting a human face to Hitler

Something that fascinates me with respect to one’s understanding of history is tangibility. I have yet to see a work Continue reading →

Going to the theater

This is a longer version reflecting upon a play I saw back in October. Here is the link to a more Continue reading →

Night and Fog: Trying to understand the Holocaust

Night and Fog is easily my favorite short film. Certainly, any film dealing with the Holocaust is likely to evoke Continue reading →