Archive for Matthew Rongstad
Are we too accustomed to war?
After reading the Bacevich article, I kept asking myself whether the United States has become too accustomed to the idea of the institution of war and the use of the military? As Bacevich points out, “As this roster of incidents lengthened, Americans grew accustomed to – perhaps even comfortable with – reading in their morning […]
Sudden death not so peaceful
These first few weeks of class we have been focusing a lot on violence, or the lack of violence, and peace. After this week, I think that it is fair to say that there is a much larger spectrum of peace than simply trying to prevent violent acts from occurring. On Thursday evening, a 16-year-old […]