The Lesson of Sarajevo

On Armistice Day, we commemorate the end of history's most consequential war, consider the lessons it holds, and recall a final flight as the guns fell silent.

Atlanta, GA
November 11, 2024

In the small villages of France few families were spared. Monuments in the centers of most every town record the names of “Nos Heros…Mort Pour La France”…

On repeated visits to Paris, Provence, and the valleys of the Rhône and the Loire during the early years of this century, I was humbled and mortified by these marble, stone,…