Crash Course: "Soldiers Don't Go Mad": A stunning account of poetry, paradox and the horrors of war

The two greatest poets of World War I despised the bloody, pointless conflict — yet fought bravely. But why? [View in browser](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmjmm9P0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvdHhyMDlqMG92bS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWZwYWZkNjdmd2lXA3NwY0IKZKXA5KtksP8W01IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) Your daily update from [Salon](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmjmm9P0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvZm8zMnVyOGEyZC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWZwYWZkNjdmd2kmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZKXA5KtksP8W01IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo). "Soldiers Don't Go Mad": A stunning account of poetry, paradox and the horrors of war Midway through his stunning new book "[Soldiers Don't Go Mad](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmjmm9P0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvbGJiY3Jwb3M3dy8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWZwYWZkNjdmd2lXA3NwY0IKZKXA5KtksP8W01IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo)," author [Charles Glass](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmjmm9P0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvcDB1M2ltdzh6aC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWZwYWZkNjdmd2lXA3NwY0IKZKXA5KtksP8W01IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) quotes a declaration from the Times of London on Aug. 18, 1917: "The war has brought new opportunities of heroism to us all. Every Briton in the full strength of manhood is a soldier, and the business of fighting is his duty." At that point, World War I had been going on for three years, and it was to continue for another 15 months. The war killed nearly [10 million soldiers](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmjmm9P0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvODQyM2l0b25haS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWZwYWZkNjdmd2lXA3NwY0IKZKXA5KtksP8W01IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) and wounded many others, while destroying the lives of uncounted civilians. All the talk about "heroism" and "duty" greased the wheels for slaughter. [Read the rest from Norman Solomon.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmjmm9P0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvNmwyYmtwZjdhMC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWZwYWZkNjdmd2kmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZKXA5KtksP8W01IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) (Fototeca Gilardi/Getty Images) Thanks for nothing, DEA. Fifty years later, drugs are deadlier and more abundant than ever As of this week, the United States has "enjoyed" half a century under the thumb of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), a wing of the Department of Justice established in 1973 by former President Richard Nixon. Instead of truly addressing the deepening drug problem in the U.S., the DEA has worsened public health outcomes related to drug use, promoted racially stigmatizing policies, stomped on civil liberties and burned stacks of cash in a vain effort to control the uncontrollable. [Read the rest from Troy Farah.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmjmm9P0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvMjFhdmJsc3Fudy8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWZwYWZkNjdmd2kmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZKXA5KtksP8W01IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) (RJ Sangosti/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images) - Mental health experts propose [new subtypes of depression](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmjmm9P0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvYWFrZ2RobjJxaS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWZwYWZkNjdmd2kmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZKXA5KtksP8W01IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo). 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"And Just Like That," Miranda ruined Che for viewers See if you can relate to this scenario: Someone who was once adjacent to your social circle, and who wasn't quite your cup of tea, turns up in your life unexpectedly. It could be at a party, or the grocery store — wherever it is, you take a few minutes to say hello and realize they aren't as terrible as earlier impressions led you to believe. Against all odds, this person may be growing on you. The more you think about it, maybe you realize your issues with them may not have had anything to do with who they naturally are, but who they turn into around other people. What I'm suggesting is that our mass recoiling at Sara Ramirez's Che Diaz on "[And Just Like That…](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmjmm9P0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvcXBva21nYXlqci8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWZwYWZkNjdmd2kmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZKXA5KtksP8W01IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo)" may be misdirected. Perhaps – nah, let's stop pussyfooting and call it like it is. Our problem isn't with Che. It's who Che became around [Miranda Hobbes (Cynthia Nixon)](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmjmm9P0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvejZ5bDUzMGJvdy8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWZwYWZkNjdmd2kmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZKXA5KtksP8W01IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo), a former fave who is acting out the worst version of herself in her 50s. 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Bill de Blasio and Chirlaine McCray Are About to Find Out," [Time](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmjmm9P0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvb2s3NXhrMzltcC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWZwYWZkNjdmd2lXA3NwY0IKZKXA5KtksP8W01IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) - "Texas sued over plan to deploy floating barrier on Rio Grande to curb border crossings," [CNN](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmjmm9P0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvbDU5Nzh3NDJpbS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWZwYWZkNjdmd2lXA3NwY0IKZKXA5KtksP8W01IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) - "Harry Styles Hit In Eye With Thrown Object, Latest Victim In Disturbing Concert Trend," [Deadline](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmjmm9P0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvNzVqOWxzeWU1ci8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWZwYWZkNjdmd2lXA3NwY0IKZKXA5KtksP8W01IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) Ecosystem collapse could occur "surprisingly quickly," study finds On the heels of several [consecutive record-breaking "hottest days ever,"](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmjmm9P0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvc3M4NnIyY2lrOC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWZwYWZkNjdmd2kmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZKXA5KtksP8W01IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) it has become increasingly clear that there is an urgent need to address human-caused climate change. After all, a recent study published in the scientific journal [PNAS](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmjmm9P0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvY2Q2NjJ2OGo4ei8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWZwYWZkNjdmd2lXA3NwY0IKZKXA5KtksP8W01IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) revealed that the types of so-called compound drought and heatwaves that humanity is currently experiencing — these are known as CDHW events — are projected to become what co-author Dr. Michael E. Mann labelled a ["new abnormal."](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmjmm9P0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvc2x4bjgxdG4xNy8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWZwYWZkNjdmd2kmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZKXA5KtksP8W01IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) By the late 21st century, the PNAS authors contend, approximately one-fifth of the species will endure CDHW events roughly twice a year, each one lasting approximately 25 days, with all of the wildfires and blistering, scorching heat they entail. 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