How America's Counter-Terrorism Model Is Making American Less Safe and Free
The Orlando massacre shows the folly of fighting a decentralized terrorism model with centralization.
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Terror Semantics, the AR-15 McGuffin, Runaway Aboutism, and the Clinton/Trump Follies: Working Through Orlando on The Fifth Column
Your favorite libertarian podcast tackles the nation's deadliest mass shooting
In America, Muslims Are More Likely to Support Gay Marriage Than Evangelical Christians
Don't succumb to the fear that U.S. followers of Islam are time bombs waiting to explode.
No Religious Test for Immigrants to U.S.: Freedom of Religion Act of 2016
Thanks Donald Trump for making it clear that we need such a new law
Flemming Rose Wins 2016 Milton Friedman Prize for Advancing Liberty
Danish journalist and author of The Tyranny of Silence published Muhammad cartoons in free speech fight against self-censorship
Donald Trump Says London's Muslim Mayor Could Visit U.S. as "Exception" to Muslim Ban
Presumptive GOP presidential nominee flip-flops on promise to ban all Muslims, London Mayor Sadiq Khan says he's not interested in being an "exception."
The FBI Is Ramping Up Use of Informants to Snoop on Muslims
'Shared Responsibility Committees' recruit neighbors to provide info-often with little training.
Muslim Students Want San Diego State President to Resign for Failing to Protect Their Feelings
Students surrounded SDSU President Elliot Hirshman and prevented him from moving.
Publishing Charlie Hebdo Cover Lands Turkish Journalists in Prison
Just yesterday, Turkey's PM had promised to include the "principle of secularism" in new constitution.
FBI's Creepy Intiative to Turn Imams Into Informants
The Shared Committees Responsibility program is surveillance masquerading as community service for Muslims.
Prince, Curt Schilling, and the Acceleration of History
Cultural changes can happen quite quickly.
Saudi Arabia's Alleged 9/11 Connection Just One of Many Reasons the U.S. Ally is a Problem
It's past time to have the "Where is this relationship going?" conversation.
The FBI's Orwellian Little Program To Catch Would-Be Jihadis
The Shared Responsibility Committees program will force ordinary Muslims to spy on their own communities
The Costless Fix to Europe's Jihadi Problem
It needs to stop putting roadblocks in the way of refugees and immigrants seeking jobs
Ted Cruz Wants Special Police Patrols in Muslim Communities. Ask NYPD How That Went for Them.
(Spoiler: It alienated people and didn't uncover radicals.)
CPAC Panel Says Political Correctness Makes It Harder to Fight Radical Islam
Ayaan Hirsi Ali: 'Political correctness is our weakness.'
FBI to Muslim Immigrants: Snoop for Us or Get Deported
The need for information about possible internal threats creates some predictably twisted incentives.
Trump's Muslim Ban is a Vile Joke That GOP Contenders Don't Have the Guts to Take On
He is the Manchurian candidate
America's Asymmetrical War on Terror
The U.S. government and its accomplices are waging actual war. In contrast, terrorists commit crimes.
Please Don't Say Radical If You Mean Violent
Nothing about the word radical implies approval of aggression or terrorism.
Muslim Women Who Wear Veils Are Choosing to Be Unequal
Even in liberal democracies, Muslim women who cover their faces relegate themselves to second-class citizenship.
Hakeem Olajuwon? Go Play Ball Somewhere Else. Beardy McTerrorist? Come on in!
Matt Welch talks about Donald Trump's inanely authoritarian Muslim border policy on Kennedy
Trump Calls for Complete End to Muslim Immigration [UPDATED]
GOP frontrunner Trump wants "total and complete shutdown" of Muslims entering until we "figure out what is going on." He even means Muslim citizens currently out of country.
Why Authorities Are Still Careful About the Motives for the San Bernardino Shootings (UPDATED: With Latest Info)
Farook may be Muslim, but he doesn't seem to match the ISIS profile.
Why Assad Isn't 'Our Son of a Bitch'
Assad was our son of a bitch when the U.S. government needed him. Then he outlived his usefulness.
Who Are the European Jihadists?
Young and alienated, they tend to be uninterested in theology and not closely connected with the larger Muslim community.
Databases: Violating the Rights of Muslims and Gun Owners
Something else Donald Trump and Democrats have in common
Donald Trump Is Your Dad
Forwarding obvious Internet bullshit about crime, making up memories about Muslims
Lawsuit Against NYPD for Muslim Surveillance Restored
Decision that stripped targets of standing to sue reversed
No, Ben Carson and Donald Trump, the Majority of Syrian Refugees to the U.S. Are Not 'Young Males' [UPDATED]
It's stupid season for American political commentary about the refugee crisis
Ahmed Muhamed's Arrest: Clock Kid Truthers Miss the Point
Police response was unjustified no matter what.
Ben Carson Is Worried About Secret Muslims Running for President
Seventh Day Adventist's "Taqiya" paranoia shows a disturbing if familiar lack of faith in U.S. institutions.
David Cameron Declares War on 'Extremist' Speech
Britain's prime minister warns against "wild conspiracy theories," wants a law to stop "cult leaders" from "peddling their hatred."
New York Times: Shout Loudly Enough, and We Will Succumb to Your Heckler's Veto
Why will the Paper of Record publish a condom-Pope but not a Mohammed statue? Catholics aren't loud (or scary) enough.
