Uncertain Ground News Today

The American government funded the country’s first gun companies. But as the country matured, manufacturers had to find a market beyond the government to stay afloat. This created a problem: how do you convince a bunch of civilians that they need to keep buying new guns?

John Milas discusses how ' 'The Militia House,' a gothic war-time novel praised by Roxane Gay,' is a genre treatment of his own Marine duty in Afghanistan.

Naomi Oreskes and Erik M. Conway, authors of 'The Big Myth,' discuss the history of anti-government thinking, Biden's achievements and the Ohio train disaster.

Daniel Akst discusses 'War By Other Means,' a portrait of four World War II pacifists, including Bayard Rustin and Dorothy Day, who changed American culture.

Whether you’re looking to learn or sink your teeth into a scandalous tale Connecticut authors have you covered. 

The idea that the marketing team of Kashmir Files, as well as Vivek Agnihotri himself, are the sole spokespersons of the entire Kashmiri Pandit community is misguided, and contributes to the harmful idea that there can be a monopoly on a narrative as complex as this one. 

Lindsey Fitzharris' 'The Facemaker' tracks the development of plastic surgery to World War I, when weapons of war achieved a new destructive power.

Bethanne Patrick's June highlights include Tom Perrotta's 'Election' sequel, essential new war histories and a fresh look at females of all species.

American identity has always been bound up in war—from the revolutionary war of our founding, to the civil war that ended slavery, to the two world wars that launched America as a superpower. Phil Klay joins us to discuss on Access Utah.

A conversation with Phil Klay about his new book Uncertain Ground and the moral imperatives and ambiguities of civilian life amidst constant conflict.