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I find failure fascinating. My first scholarly articles explored well-meaning Army General William Westmoreland's Vietnam War disaster. I never thought I'd see that happen again. Then came ...

It wasn't so long ago that if you wanted some boudin, Louisiana's tasty and versatile pork-liver-veggie-and-rice sausage, you had to live in or visit Louisiana to get some. In fact, through the ...

*This review contains spoilers* "We're all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars." That's one of my favorite Oscar Wilde quotes, from Lady Windermere's Fan. The playwright ...

Bob Woodson died peacefully at his home on the evening of May 19, 2026, at the age of 89. He was a national treasure, beloved by the thousands he served through the Woodson Center for over four ...

Sun Deluxe: New and Collected Stories brings together a decades-arcing assemblage of work, pairing new and previously unpublished pieces with some of Frederick Barthelme's classic stories ...

Venice is a city of water. Its roads, commerce, security, and success are due to the intertwining canals that appear labyrinthine to the stranger yet form a safety net for natives. For over a ...

During Henry's Kissinger's famous "Year of Europe" speech in 1973, the then Assistant for National Security affairs observed that, "our values, our goals, and our basic interests are most ...

The 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s comprised the true golden age of cinema. This amazing period saw the rise of the summer blockbuster, yet the quest for commercial success went hand in hand with ...

On a recent Tuesday evening in Nashville, I stood for an hour in a long line on the front porch of the Nashville Songwriters Association building on Music Row, along with about a hundred other ...

Excerpted from Pandemic of Lunacy: How to Think Clearly When Everyone Around You Seems Crazy (Creed & Culture), published on February 3, 2026. +++++ "Through the aid of applied science we shall ...