War, Peace, and the Human Soul

In the last 2,000 years, according to historians, we have had a grand total of 100 years of peace. That is, there have only been 100 years scattered among two millennia in which there has not been some kind of armed conflict somewhere in the world. A classmate of mine today, who has lived through [...]

The American Influence

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I stepped off the plane and onto Asian soil for the first time (well, Asian tarmac and concrete) and found America all over again. I had read books to prepare me to come to Singapore, books that detailed aspects of the rich cultures that comprise Singapore’s complex society. I had learned about the Chinese, the [...]