We Worry Too Much About Terrorism
The chance that extremist violence will touch any of us directly was minuscule before the latest attacks, and it still is.
Terrorism
Remember When 2,000 to 5,000 Al Qaeda Operatives Had Supposedly Infiltrated America?
A litany of failed forecasts about terrorism
Charlie Hebdo and the Wimpiness of the Press
Major journalistic outlets may applaud Charlie Hebdo's defiance of terrorists, but they can't bring themselves to emulate it.
Ron Paul: The Notion That Charlie Hebdo Was Attacked Over Free Speech Is 'fantasy'
To make room for blowback arguments, some libertarians and progressives are denying that slaughtering a newsroom is a free-speech issue
Will American News Organizations Reprint the Most Newsworthy Cartoon of the Year?
The New York Times had 9 years to come up with a better justification for not running images of Mohammed
Religious Extremism and the Road to Civilization
A system of beliefs that cannot rely on persuasion to win over doubters is a weak and defective one.
Charlie Hebdo Plans to Publish Its Next Issue On Schedule, With an Expanded Print Run
Defiance in the face of murder.
The State Department's Naughty List
The identification of terrorism sponsors is driven by politics rather than facts.
Pakistan is Still Not Ready to Root Out Terrorism
Peshawar might not be the last massacre on its soil
Four Thoughts on North Korea, Hollywood, Free Speech, and Terrorist Threats
Notes from the post-Interview era
Texas Theater Will Show Team America in The Interview's Place
The Alamo Drafthouse takes a stand.
Detainee Brought from Afghanistan to US for Trial
A Russian member of the Taliban marks first time somebody has brought to the states in this fashion.
Spooky Politicians That Go Bump in the Night
The end of October brings children disguised as pretend ghosts and goblins, and politicians whipping up fears of supposedly real ones.
Boko Haram May Release Kidnapped Nigerian Schoolgirls
Remember them? There was a hashtag campaign and everything.
Ebola Conspiracies: A Tale of Two Daily Mail Articles
A newspaper chortles about dubious Ebola stories while spreading one of its own.
Iranian President Rouhani Advises U.S. On How to Handle Terrorism
Also insists Iran is not building a nuclear bomb and ducks questions about arrests for a Youtube video, Washington Post journalists, and a 25 year-old woman watching a volleyball game.
