Tag: usa
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Pete Davidson’s apology and society’s struggle with forgiveness
Last week, Saturday Night Live’s Pete Davidson told a joke about congressional candidate-elect Dan Crenshaw. Crenshaw is a decorated Navy SEAL who lost his right eye fighting in Afghanistan in the War on Terror. Naturally, many were unhappy that Davidson made a joke about the appearance of a war hero. This weekend, Crenshaw appeared on…
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100th anniversary of the end of World War I: 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month
At this hour, a century ago, the First World War ended. They called it “The War to End All Wars.” But sadly, a generation later, the world would be embroiled in an even bigger, even more deadly, even more catastrophic war. But at the time of World War I, it was something the likes of which the…
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Feels like it was yesterday – 9/11 through the years
It’s become somewhat of an annual tradition. I always watch a documentary about September 11 on the anniversary of that day. In American history, it’s still the most significant event to have happened in my lifetime. By far. It’s our “you remember where you were when you heard” moment. It’s interesting to watch the documentaries,…
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The best book I read this summer: Where the Wind Leads
I was born in Vietnam, but I was not Vietnamese; I was raised in America, but I was not American. I grew up Asian in character but American in culture, a citizen but always refugee. I had no lessons from the past to guide me, no right way to do things in the present, and…
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Americans have more reverence for being in the presence of the queen of another country than being in the presence of God
President Trump visited the United Kingdom this week. I saw a few posts and articles this morning in regards to the president’s meeting with Queen Elizabeth II. Many are complaining about the president breaking protocols with the monarch. For instance, there is a tradition that people walk slightly behind the queen. At one point, the…
Josh Benner 