Peter HitzemanThe Final Betrayal: Requiem for AfghanistanThe worst part of my job was not knowing. Now, the worst part is not knowing why.Aug 16, 2021Aug 16, 2021
Peter HitzemanThe State Will Not Save Us from COVID-19For the last seven decades, the worst news a private citizen could receive is that the US government has declared war on their behalf. The…Dec 7, 2020Dec 7, 2020
Peter HitzemanPandora Will Have Her SayAs our leaders grasp for solutions to the COVID-19 crisis, what thought is being given to second- and third-order effects?Mar 22, 2020Mar 22, 2020
Peter HitzemanThe Macabre Dance of Mass MurderThe worst feeling to wash over me in the hours since the mass shooting that rocked my beloved hometown is the numbness of resignation…Aug 5, 20191Aug 5, 20191
Peter HitzemanThe Rescue of American Bicycle RacingIf “road is dead,” it’s because we are killing it.Jan 14, 201915Jan 14, 201915
Peter HitzemanThe Moral Imperative of FitnessSeveral lifetimes ago, in a smelly storage closet adjacent to the basketball court in a Midwestern high school, a goateed civics teacher…Dec 5, 20184Dec 5, 20184
Peter HitzemanCarrots, Sticks, Drugs, and the Law of Unintended ConsequencesThe midterm elections are finally behind us, and we can now all enjoy approximately twelve minutes of bliss before the next cycle begins…Nov 12, 2018Nov 12, 2018
Peter HitzemanThe Discarded Strategies to Combat Sexual ViolenceWe must equip women for the world they live in, rather than the one we wish existed.Oct 9, 2018Oct 9, 2018
Peter HitzemanStop Rocking My VoteYou may have heard there’s an election coming up. If the pundits are to be believed, this episode of American Politics (the reality show)…Sep 26, 2018Sep 26, 2018
Peter HitzemanWhat Are You Going to Do About It?A lifetime ago, I sat on a couch in my brother’s living room, swirling the last bit of brown liquid around the bottom of a tumbler. We had…Mar 5, 20181Mar 5, 20181