Don’t believe the lies told by those who beat the drums of war.
People sing the Ukrainian national anthem during a protest outside the Russian Embassy on February 22, 2022 in Kiev, Ukraine. (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images)
I didn’t serve. I open with that admission because it is not entirely irrelevant to a discussion such as this. Ethos is, after all, a core piece of classical rhetoric. I have wanted to join the military, perhaps even more often and more ardently than most American…