by Timothy Kirchoff — The term “heritage American” has come into use  in certain parts of the internet—in blogs, on X, and in hand-wringing commentary  from outlets like Politico . While definitions of the term vary, it seems to mean roughly “Americans who trace their presence in the country back to the colonial or Civil War era.” The term is endorsed by some as a celebration of the United States’ “national heritage and its culture.”  When I first heard the term “heritage Ame

by John Whitehead — A group of activists known as a Meta Peace Team (MPT) traveled to the West Bank this autumn. These activists are committed to “creating a nonviolent alternative to militarism.” During their West Bank work, the MPT is collaborating with the Palestinian-led International Solidarity Movement (ISM).   The MPT and ISM’s joint mission includes “participating in Palestinian-led demonstrations, creatively disrupting activity by the Israeli occupation forces, [an

by Christy Yao Pelliccioni — Starting in early September,  the Trump administration started attacking vessels supposedly being used in the illegal narcotics trade, as part of what it calls Operation Southern Spear. Between September 2 and November 19, 22 vessels have been hit in 21 strikes, and 83 people have been killed.  This is the largest US military operation in or around Latin America for decades, with tens of thousands of troops and substantial air and naval assets hav

by Lauren Boyer — *Spoilers Alert* I must admit I had no idea what I was in for when I sat down to watch My Oxford Year . I thought it would be cheesy and well-acted. Neither assumption was particularly the case. But what My Oxford Year  loses in—I’m sad to say—Sophia Carson’s character’s stiffness (blame the actor or the writer), it makes up for with its storyline.  The film centers around Ana (Sophia Carson), a hard working American eager to give herself a taste of Oxford b

by Timothy Kirchoff — In the aftermath of Roe v. Wade , pro-life activists disagreed on the best strategy to pursue. One proposed strategy focused on a sweeping proclamation of the rights of the unborn. Another proposed strategy  focused on achieving and building on smaller rhetorical and legal victories, with the aim of eventually leading people toward accepting abortion abolition. Both of these approaches, abolitionism and incrementalism, have the same philosophical startin