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Fear and Trembling in the Garrison

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What are the products of our perpetual proximity to violence, even during times of peace? Theo Lipsky, a captain in the US Army, considers the soldiers who thumb their phones, distracted, while guarding explosives for a war that has not arrived, and may not. With some assistance from Kierkegaard, Lipsky seizes on the “great spiritual movements” accessible to the individuals in this singular position, without romanticizing the forces—including in…
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Fear and Trembling in the Garrison

Tonight, across this country and on bases far afield, young American soldiers will take shifts guarding explosives. The post Fear and Trembling in the Garrison appeared first on The Point Magazine.

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The Point Magazine broke the news in on Monday, August 11, 2025.
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