As the bombs fall, buildings collapse to the ground, entire divisions of troops are slaughtered, and violent power reigns supreme, our thinking begins to change. War on this scale produces intellectual fallout, and we are all inclined to go along, unless we know the lies and their refutation. War is a great achievement. We all have friends and family members who are for this war. Of course they quickly correct that characterization. They say they are not for war as such; they only believe it to be a regrettable necessity given the circumstances. Once having assured us that this is … Continue reading Wartime Habits of Mind