Hero #3: Khaled Al-Asaad

There’s little argument in the West against the evidence that ISIS, the apocalyptic organization that calls itself the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, does evil. In its campaign in Iraq and Syria, ISIS has killed thousands–most of them unarmed civilians or captives publicly and brutally executed to illustrated the group’s commitment to its […]

Heroes of 2015

In early 2014 and 2015, I did a series of posts honoring five people I felt had shown extraordinary courage in the previous year. If you’re interested, you can see those series at the following links: Heroes of 2013 Heroes of 2014 I’m a little late in honoring the heroes of 2015; after spending more […]