Daily Archives: November 11, 2014

Are Veterans Heroes?

Posted on November 11, 2014 by a1skeptic

Today is Veteran’s Day, and David Masciotra from Salon.com has penned a provocative article entitled “You don’t protect my freedom: Our childish insistence on calling soldiers heroes deadens real democracy.” I don’t agree with all of it, but it makes … Continue reading →

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