Our own Chloe has a powerful essay up at The Nation on the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombing. She reflects on her friend Anthony’s rehab after he lost one of his legs below the knee in Kandahar Province, her own experience of pushing her body, and the strength the runners have already proven. My favorite part, though, is her reflection on the ethical ambiguity of benefiting from military research:

Unlike Anthony, those runners didn’t sign up knowing there was a risk of explosions. And unlike Anthony, they won’t have access to the kind of high-level and long-term medical care that many soldiers and veterans receive. But many of them will be able to walk again. Many of them will ...