Jordan J. Ballor | The Reformers laid the theoretical grounds for religious freedom
The Cuban Missile Crisis brought the United States and the Soviet Union truly to the brink of nuclear war
Humpty Dumpty provides a cautionary tale
BACKSTORY | On lessons about unrighteousness learned amid a righteous war
Capt. William Toti | ESSAY | How cults of personality and the quest for glory spiked the World War II death toll—and may even have lengthened the Pacific war
As we lose World War II veterans, will we learn the lessons their war can teach us?
Plus: a brief history of a well-loved dish, and the 100th birthday of a British institution
In October of 1962, thousands of Catholic leaders convened for the first session of the Second Vatican Council
The Academy apologizes to Sacheen Littlefeather months before her death
Antisemitism is on the rise in America and around the world
