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Bowl Games? Some Players Wisely Take a Pass Dec. 24, 2021
College football's bowl season is upon us, raising the question: If the RoofClaim.com Boca Raton Bow... Read More
Female Draft Debate Should Reopen the Whole Issue of Involuntary Service Jul. 30, 2021
A move in Congress to require young women to register for the draft as young men are required to do ... Read More
'We' Once Did Fight Wars Jun. 08, 2019
Beneath the perfectly manicured lawns and under the pines and elm trees at the Normandy cemetery lie... Read More
Military Roles Don't Distinguish Between the Sexes; Neither Should the Draft Mar. 05, 2019
With greater equality comes greater responsibility. That's essentially what a federal judge said in ... Read More
Give Thanks for the WWII Generation Dec. 10, 2018
77 years ago, Americans in Hawaii awoke to the sounds of mass destruction, and the sights of flames ... Read More
I'm a Protected Species Apr. 30, 2018
I'm 60. I'll be 61 next month. If life is a 9-5 shift at work, I've just returned from my 3 p.m. cof... Read More
Republicans and Patriotism Apr. 07, 2018
The election night words of the long-shot Republican candidate after his upset victory remain with m... Read More
War Is Not a Spectator Sport Oct. 07, 2017
On Oct. 15, 2010, a father who knew from painful personal sacrifice the terror and the loss of comba... Read More
The Vietnam War 2017 Sep. 16, 2017
Three aging U.S. veterans of the war in Vietnam, each of whom still bears the scars of battle, took ... Read More
Challenge Us; Don't Coddle Us Jan. 14, 2017
The late William Safire, a certified wordsmith who had been a speechwriter for President Richard Nix... Read More
Republicans and Democrats on Women in Combat Aug. 09, 2016
The subject of women in the military was addressed by both political parties at their national conve... Read More
Simple, Effective Method to Caulk Windows Jul. 14, 2016
Dear James: I noticed a draft coming in through a few of my windows, even though I recently had the ... Read More
When Americans Really Were Exceptional Jan. 02, 2016
David Brooks, a New York Times columnist and my valued colleague on PBS' "NewsHour," has told of hav... Read More
Correcting the Record Feb. 28, 2015
An incorrect statement left uncorrected leads often to deception, disillusion and dishonesty. Take t... Read More
You Can Delegate Authority, but Not Responsibility Jan. 10, 2015
Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., is that refreshing, if too rare, Washington type: a workhorse rather than a s... Read More
The End of an Admirable Era Nov. 22, 2014
After 42 years of steadfast service to his country, Chief Warrant Officer 5 Ralph E. Rigby recently ... Read More
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The NFL Proves Why America Needs to Update Its Civil Rights Laws Feb. 21, 2014
If ever there was a perfect example of how employment discrimination against gay people operates on ... Read More
Time to Fight for Citizen ‘Responsibilities’ Dec. 07, 2013
In the historic struggles to extend and guarantee civil rights for African-Americans, women, workers... Read More
