Memorial Day: A Day for Politicians To Preen and People To Remember

The serried ranks of graves at Arlington National Cemetery never fail to simultaneously impress and sadden. So many lives forfeited. So many families bereaved. So many communities disrupted. For what were so many and so much sacrificed? Alas, only rarely for freedom, as preening politicians piously proclaim. That rhetoric is cheap is never more evident … Continue reading "Memorial Day: A Day for Politicians To Preen and People To Remember"
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