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Last week, 124 retired generals and admirals signed an open letter denouncing the “hard left turn toward Socialism and a Marxist form of tyrannical government” taken by “a Democrat Congress and the Current Administration,” and urging citizens to reverse what they claim to be—adopting the right wing’s most prominent conspiracy theory—the fraudulent election of 2020. Was this, as some have argued, a disturbing sign of extremism in the armed forces—the kind of act of insubordination, bordering on coup-plotting, that many more moderate or apolitical officers feared during the week...

Alerts Andrew Bryant, a therapist based in Tacoma, Washington, felt helpless the first time climate change came up in his office. It was 2016, and a client was agonizing over whether to have a baby. His partner wanted one, but the young man couldn’t stop envisioning this hypothetical child growing up in an apocalyptic, climate-changed world. Advertisement Bryant was used to guiding people through their relationship conflicts, anxieties about the future, and life-changing decisions. But this felt different—personal. Bryant had long felt concerned about climate change, but in a distant, th...

Arts & Culture Briefs Performers in “Restoring Community: Valley Writers Inspiring Theatre” include Annelise Lawson, Phanésia Pharel, Tony Aidan Vo, and Austin Jones Submitted photo Published: 4/6/2021 2:52:16 PM CitySpace series to conclude with virtual event EASTHAMPTON — The fourth and final evening of CitySpace Presents virtual series will take place Sunday, April 18, and will feature area actors performing some of western Massachusetts’s esteemed literary figures’ writings. “Restoring Community: Valley Writers Inspiring Theatre,” is a virtual event featuring actors Phan...

As a Southern boy, I now realize how much I became steeped in the myths, legends, and stories of the Civil War. William Faulkner writes about Southern young men and their aspirations to be at the Battle of Gettysburg, and I feel those emotions; especially after walking the battlefield myself. The war is America’s story written in blood, and, tragically, it still causes bloodshed. We are still fighting it in many ways. This shouldn’t be a surprise because it is our national story. President Lincoln defined slavery as the cause of the war, and the war ended the institution to a point....