The Charge: A Memoir

One in six of the light brigade had been killed. More than half made it back with barely a scratch. The charge had achieved precisely nothing. From our modern perspective, so was the whole Crimean War. So it seems jarring that the survivors were not just offered sympathy but hailed as heroes. When can their glory fade? Oh, the wild charge they made. All the world wondered. But we can at least admire the courage. And since Tennyson's poem is easily the most famous memorial to this disaster, maybe he should get the last word. Honor the Light Brigade. We'll hear from social scientists and comedian Hussin Minhaj about having a job that depends on whether or not people