Tag Archives: Terrorism
Attacks like the one in Brussels Tuesday morning make us angry, and we should be angry. There is indignation that follows mass murder at the hands of terrorists. There is understandable loathing for those who condemn bystanders to a needless, horrific death. When the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant claimed the Brussels attacks, there was little surprise. Reactions...
In the wake of the horrific, coordinated attacks that took place in Paris on Friday, the discussion of how to prevent instances of terrorism is once again front and center in the United States. In the American terrorism conversation, one can only reach two logical conclusions: either we do not mean what we say, or we cannot bring ourselves to say what we mean. In the first...