Let the Refugees In
We shouldn't fear extending our hand to those who flee oppression. A world of zero risk is not an option, but the risk here is not significant.
Foreign Policy
The DJ Who Helped Win the Cold War
Voice of America's Willis Conover got the Soviet Bloc jazzed up.
Rich Lowry's Overwrought Slam on Obama's Call to Admit Syrian Refugees
Committing American boots on the ground is not a morally superior option to taking refugees
Rand Paul's Refugee Stance, Alienating Libertarians
Paul has never highly valued free immigration as a liberty Americans should care about.
Refugees and the Risk of 'Sleeper' Terrorists
Grandstanding politicians fan fear, but don't know what they are talking about
Friday A/V Club: The Story of Hitler's England
Something to watch with The Man in the High Castle
Updated! Donald Trump, Muslim IDs, and Mike Huckabee's Falafel Fixation
The GOP succumbs to nativist hysteria in the wake of Paris attacks.
House Votes to Require Syrian, Iraqi Refugees Be Certified as Non-Threats to National Security
American SAFE Act passed with bipartisan support
EXCLUSIVE: Gary Johnson Talks ISIS, Refugees, Black Lives Matter and Marijuana Leglization
The former New Mexico governor and 2012 Libertarian Party presidential candidate makes first comments on recent turmoil, talks future.
Hillary Clinton's ISIS Strategy is a Warmed-Over Mess But at Least She Wants to *Declare* War…
...rather than pretend whatever it is we're doing is something else.
Visa Waiver Program Under Attack from Libertarianish Senators
Rand Paul, Jeff Flake want to limit the types of French and European citizens America will let visit without a background check
Hillary Clinton Says America Must Lead an Urgent War Against ISIS
'This is a worldwide fight and America must lead it.'
How the Federal Government Funds Endless Wars
Republicans and Democrats join together to spend more money.
Americans Refuse to Understand What Happened in Paris
Missing in many media accounts of Paris terrorism was any reference to France's bombing of Syria or that France is Syria's former colonial overlord.
Paris, Fear, and Freedom
It is in times of fear when we need to be most vigilant about our liberties.
NRA Slammed for Not Supporting Law Giving Attorney General Arbitarary Power to Deny Rights [UPDATED]
Daily News sees "sick jihad" behind not letting an unelected official deny rights largely at will.
Obama's Right, Anti-Syrian Refugee Sentiment a Powerful ISIS Propaganda Tool—So Are Obama's Wars
Accepting refugees would go a long way to win hearts and minds. So would ending stupid interventions.
John Kerry's Shamefully Familiar Victim-Blaming: Matt Welch on Tonight's Kennedy
Fox Business Network at 8 p.m. ET. Show also includes Glenn Greenwald!
Ben Carson Lives in a Different America (One That Includes Vermonticut)
Leading the Republican presidential field, the good doctor flubs basic geography.
Sen. Lindsey Graham Proposes Forever War with ISIS, Wherever It May Lead
'No geographical limits. … No expiration date.'
What Would Reagan Do About Refugees?
The Gipper handled several influxes of asylum-seekers greater than the trickle of Syrians who have come to America so far
John Kerry Suggests Killing Cartoonists Is Less Appalling Than Killing Concertgoers
The secretary of state says there was "perhaps even a legitimacy" to the Charlie Hebdo massacre-no, strike that.
Ben Carson's Own Advisers Admit He Doesn't Have a Clue About Foreign Policy
Will it matter during a time of international crisis that the GOP's co-frontrunner is just stone making it up as he goes along?
Terrorism Today: Boko Haram Bigger Than ISIS; Most Western Deaths Have Nothing to Do With Islam; & More
The Global Terrorism Index charts 80 percent increase in terrorism deaths, with 33,000 killed in 2014.
The Paris Attacks Shouldn't Cause Us to Escalate the War Against ISIS
Learn from our interventions in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Banning Syrian Refugees Won't Make America Safer, Only More Ashamed of Itself
If ISIS victims are banned from America, only ISIS will get in
This Isn't America's First Freakout Over Refugees
Before anyone was afraid of ISIS terrorists disguised as Syrian refugees, Americans were afraid of Nazi agents disguised as Jewish refugees.
Updated! If Syrian Passport of Paris Bomber is a Fake, Will Guvs Let in Refugees?
And will Ted Cruz consider that the Mideast is not suffering from too little US attention but too much?
Does ISIS Direct Attacks or Inspire Them?—And Why That Matters
Two analyses come to radically different conclusions about how the Islamic State seeks to cause violence in Europe and the United States.
Hey, GOP Fearmongers: Not One Terrorist Act by Refugees in U.S.
Trying to gain power by arousing the emotions, passions, and prejudices of the people
And Now It's Time for the Ritual Blaming of Edward Snowden for Terrorism
Here's why CIA Chief John Brennan is full of crap.
Do Paris Attacks Mean the End of Rand Paul's Presidential Hopes?
In the wake of Paris atrocities, supporting civil liberties and non-interventionism just got way less popular.
Bernie Sanders Campaign Refuses to Focus on Foreign Policy at Tonight's CBS Debate
Running for president but needs more time to prepare for breaking news changes.
ISIS Claims Responsibility for Paris Terror; French President Hollande Declares He'll Be "Unforgiving with the Barbarians"
Death toll in the coordinated series of attacks now at 129; Syrian refugee reported among attackers.
American Military Boots Are on the Ground in Syria, But Does President Obama Have a Plan?
"ISIS: Inside the Army of Terror" co-author Michael Weiss on how Obama allowed a bad situation to get worse in Syria.
Some Terrible Responses To The Paris Attacks
Never let a terrible event got to waste when you've got an obsession, an enemy, or an empty cliche left standing.
Eat Food and Die
What happens when warnings about processed meat's cancer risk collides with California's absurd Prop 65 (over)warning law?
Paris Hit With Multiple Terror Attacks, Including Shootings, Explosions, and an Ongoing Hostage Situation (Ongoing Updates)
French President Francois Hollande has declared a state of emergency and closed the country's borders
Wired: Paper Airplane Activism. Tired: Hashtag Activism. Expired…
...Activia probiotic yogurt? CNN's #FlyToFreedom campaign asks people to make paper airplanes to protest slavery.
