Send us Fan Mail “Civilization will die” is a sentence that should freeze a country in its tracks, especially when it’s tied to war and the casual suggestion of catastrophic escalation. We take that line seriously and follow where it leads: to questions about nuclear brinkmanship, moral language, and why even secular commentators reach for words like evil when leaders talk about killing civilians as if it’s normal. We also spend time on the part that surprised us most: a defense of faith as ...