by William Kilpatrick | Jan 18, 2022
The Boulder massacre took place less than a year ago. Why is it so difficult to remember? Note: This piece was written several days before the attack on a synagogue in Texas by an Islamic jihadist. The hostage situation, which resulted in the death of the Muslim...
by William Kilpatrick | Jan 11, 2022
Clint Eastwood’s film is more relevant than ever. The 15:17 to Paris which depicts the true story of three Americans who foiled a terrorist attack on a Paris-bound train in 2015 was released in 2018. But in some ways, it is more relevant now than it was then. Of...
by William Kilpatrick | Jan 5, 2022
When religious liberty protections protect opponents of religious liberty. I just came across a news item from last June about a girl (the class president) in a Fairfax County high school who led the graduating class in a recital of the Pledge of Allegiance, but...
by William Kilpatrick | Dec 30, 2021
What can we learn from the tale of the Zods and the Wachovians? Myths and fables can sometimes help us to see current events more clearly. Since they involve fictional characters and places, we can look at the events described more objectively. Whatever...
by William Kilpatrick | Dec 28, 2021
How Christmas gives meaning to life. When Samuel Huntington wrote “The Clash of Civilizations,” he was referring to the clash between Western Civilization and Islam. But there is a clash within Western Civilization itself which may determine the outcome of the...
