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
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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.
