Written by: Grant Lefelar On April 11, 1947, five days before his execution, Rudolf Höss, the infamous SS commandant of the Auschwitz death camp, wrote farewell letters to his family from his Polish prison cell. To his wife Hedwig, Höss penned, “Based on my present knowledge I can see today…
Written by Grant Lefelar There are some things in life you simply can’t escape. Death. Taxes. Alcohol. A flat tire. In-laws. Being admonished by your boss. Pesky telemarketers. Bugs. A bitter break-up. More alcohol. An unreasonably bad grade. Really big bugs. Did I say taxes? Big Tech belongs on that list….
Written by Grant Lefelar Out with one debate, in with another. In late October, Dr. Ben Carson stopped by UNC-Chapel Hill to promote his think tank’s latest initiative. While Dr. Carson’s speech was a rather benign advertisement on how to best “drain the swamp,” Carson was suddenly interrupted by a…
Written by Grant Lefelar In the early 1960s, Adolf Eichmann, a former officer in the Nazi Schutzstaffel (SS) and a leading organizer of the Holocaust, was captured after nearly a decade-and-a-half on the run and put on trial in Israel. Eichmann’s defense at his trial was reminiscent of the ones…
Written by Grant Lefelar In my 22 years of existence on the floating rock popularly known as “Earth,” I’ve been let down on numerous occasions. As part of living, one begrudgingly learns to add “them’s the breaks” to their vocabulary while expecting several things to go wrong against high expectations:…
It was a Monday, October 18th of 2021 to be exact. After a semi-boring day of attending history lectures and a twenty-five minute run along the usual route for my LFIT jogging class, I made my usual walk from campus to my apartment. Carrying a heavy, textbook-laden backpack and two…
