Wrath /ræθ/ noun

            1
:  strong vengeful anger or indignation
 (chiefly used for humorous or rhetorical effect)

            2
:  retributory punishment for an offense or a crime: divine chastisement
        

On WBT

Adrian on Paraguay, the racial utopia that wasn't and America's bloodiest war.

Editor’s Recommendations

Politics

Trump is not a Fascist. He is the first American version of the quintessential Latin-American caudillo.

An interview about American exceptionalism with the always interesting Andrew Bacevich.

Military

Band of Brothers? Sex crimes and cover-up in the 101 Airborne.

The Afghan who saved Marcus Luttrell has been left high and dry by the "Lone Survivor," and now claims things went down differently than in the book.

A new book from Sebastian Junger. We have let veterans down, he argues, because we hate ourselves. 

Modernity 

Two very different articles about different sides of the world detailing a similar sad movement toward extremism and violence.

Fiction

A nice essay on the superb Annie Dillard and returning to the books we love.