He has written two books and a play, THOREAU. Army in South Vietnam and is a former Peace Corps Volunteer in Thailand. Henry Pelifian has worked in both public and private sectors with years in Thailand, Malaysia and Iran. Steve Naidamast is a senior software engineer by profession and a military historian by avocation. He occupies the Asian Desk for The Contrary Perspective. Michael Murry is a Vietnam Veteran, gargoyle sculptor, and poet. Greg Laxer is a lifelong peace activist who served time in military prisons for opposing the war against Viet Nam from within the U.S. You may reach him at Jacobson is a lifelong student of the history of American politics.

A retired professor of history, his interests include the history of science, technology, and religion, as well as military history (broadly conceived).Īlex Dunn is a British ex-pat who currently lives in Luxembourg.Ĭlay Bonnyman Evans is a journalist and author living in Colorado. Astore is a co-founder of The Contrary Perspective, and served as its editor from 2013 through 2015.

He will gladly respond to all comments that aren’t too insulting or dumb. He works blue-collar for a living–you can be honest doing that–but is somewhat fed up with it right now. He reads a lot more than we are supposed to, particularly about topics that we really aren’t supposed to worry about. White has lived in Austin, Texas, for a lot longer than he originally planned to. Richard Sahn is a Contrary Perspective regular and a professor of sociology.ĭaniel N. His book on Catholic activists, The Laws of Heaven, won the National Jesuit Book Award in theology in 1992, and his translation of Yukio Mishima’s Spring Snow was a finalist for the National Book Award in translation in 1972. Megan and a former Jesuit seminarian, served as a paratrooper during the Korean War. To this end, he has served as a marketing expert on missions for UNIDO (United Nations Industrial Development Organization) in South Korea, Chile, and Jamaica, as well as for AIDO (Arab Industrial Development Organization) in Morocco. Army Air Corps in World War II and a retired business executive, traven is a wine grape farmer, humanist, and activist seeking to promote justice and greater understanding in the world. traven is the co-founder of The Contrary Perspective. He remains active in business helping young people navigate the hurdles of starting their own businesses.ī. He has traveled widely and spends significant time in Western and Eastern Europe.

A retired software executive and entrepreneur who found success focusing on people, instead of on technology. Stuart Lyle is acting editor of The Contrary Perspective.

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