Hiroshima

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“I’m saying a prayer for the whole world, George.”

Maud Kelly January 12, 2016

Godzilla, Speed Racer, and what it means to be mortal.

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Breaking the Nuclear Taboo

Will November 16, 2009

Unlike John Hinderaker, I would be very pleased if Obama expressed regret for Hiroshima and Nagasaki. I...

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An Exceptionally Moral United States

Mark of New Jersey May 4, 2009

I have a confession to make. Despite all my criticisms of waterboarding, American foreign policy interventionism, and...

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Look Back in Anger

Will May 3, 2009

I suspect the debate over torture, atomic weaponry, and morality is rapidly reaching the point of diminishing...

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