Tag: Stephen Masty

The Christmas Truce of 1914 ~ The Imaginative Conservative

By Stephen Masty Everyone should know of the informal Christmas Truce that spread among soldiers in the trenches near Ypres in 1914.  Instigated by a British officer writing to his German counterpart across No Man’s Land, it spread up and down the battle lines as, for… Continue Reading “The Christmas Truce of 1914 ~ The Imaginative Conservative”

Among the Paynim: Afghanistan in Perspective – The Imaginative Conservative

By Stephen Masty The lesson for American conservatives is this: Shrink the size and aspirations of government at home and abroad; shun future foreign entanglements as General Washington advised; but keep cooperating more closely with Afghans and stick it out for America’s own lasting… Continue Reading “Among the Paynim: Afghanistan in Perspective – The Imaginative Conservative”