Sept. 11Tenth anniversary coverage of the terrorist attacks.How My High School History Classes Failed MeJames Loewen, who died recently, helped me understand that history teachers and textbooks can etch myths that stoke patriotism into the minds of students, writes Daniel Osborn. Sep 14, 2021Has Terrorism Changed Us?The fear of another attack is something that has become embedded in our collective consciousness, writes Justin Sinclair, whether we realize it or not.Jun 20, 201715 Years Later And Wondering: Is Getting Used To Terrorism A Good Thing?After 9/11, two years and 23 suicide attacks in Israel left author Alison Murphy inured to the frequency of terror strikes. Now she wonders, can she get unused to them?Sep 9, 2016Should I Watch The Videos Of Officer-Involved Shootings Online?An activist and Black Lives Matter supporter wonders why she’s afraid to watch viral videos of these episodes. A special, off-cycle edition of Heavy Meddle. Jul 8, 2016Oil For Security? It's Time to Reevaluate America's Alliance With Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia has long been a cornerstone in America’s Middle East strategy. Should it still be?Apr 27, 2016AdvertisementTrending: #MyMuslimNeighborhood — Patrolling Bigotry, And A Dangerous IdeaGOP presidential candidate Ted Cruz urges stepped up vigilance in so-called "Muslim neighborhoods," and a Twitter hashtag conveying indignation, humor and humanity is born. Mar 24, 2016The Problem Of Attributing Motive In PoliticsSpeculating about the malevolent motives of our ideological opponents is increasingly common these days, on both left and right. Feb 10, 2016Have We Reached A Tipping Point In The Fight Against ISIS?By embracing global terror, the Islamic State may have rushed into a bigger fight than it can handle.Nov 20, 2015Vive La Résistance: Defying Terror, One Small Act At A TimeThe most immediate way to fight terrorism is to not give into it.Nov 18, 2015Our Crazy Security State: Good At Secret Searches, Lousy At Real SafetyNational security officials offer general, unsubstantiated assurances that they’re keeping us safe without unduly invading our privacy. Does anyone actually believe that?Sep 20, 2013The Tipping Point: When Conspiracy Theories Become DangerousWhat explains the widespread belief in conspiracy theories? And can it help account for the Boston Marathon suspects’ turn to terrorism? Research in social and cognitive psychology offers some insight.Jun 7, 2013The Best Cure For Fear? A Little More TrustAfter acts of random or senseless violence, our natural instinct is to retreat. But what we really need is to come together.May 30, 2013The War On Terror Has Changed – Now The Rules Should, TooThe law that forms the foundation of the war on terror is almost obsolete, undermining the legal basis of U.S. counterterrorism operations.May 16, 20139/11 Should Bring Us TogetherThe anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001 is always painful for victims’ families. But, says Carie Lemack, who lost her mother, it’s also a time to remember our common goals.Sep 11, 2012
How My High School History Classes Failed MeJames Loewen, who died recently, helped me understand that history teachers and textbooks can etch myths that stoke patriotism into the minds of students, writes Daniel Osborn. Sep 14, 2021
Has Terrorism Changed Us?The fear of another attack is something that has become embedded in our collective consciousness, writes Justin Sinclair, whether we realize it or not.Jun 20, 2017
15 Years Later And Wondering: Is Getting Used To Terrorism A Good Thing?After 9/11, two years and 23 suicide attacks in Israel left author Alison Murphy inured to the frequency of terror strikes. Now she wonders, can she get unused to them?Sep 9, 2016
Should I Watch The Videos Of Officer-Involved Shootings Online?An activist and Black Lives Matter supporter wonders why she’s afraid to watch viral videos of these episodes. A special, off-cycle edition of Heavy Meddle. Jul 8, 2016
Oil For Security? It's Time to Reevaluate America's Alliance With Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia has long been a cornerstone in America’s Middle East strategy. Should it still be?Apr 27, 2016
Trending: #MyMuslimNeighborhood — Patrolling Bigotry, And A Dangerous IdeaGOP presidential candidate Ted Cruz urges stepped up vigilance in so-called "Muslim neighborhoods," and a Twitter hashtag conveying indignation, humor and humanity is born. Mar 24, 2016
The Problem Of Attributing Motive In PoliticsSpeculating about the malevolent motives of our ideological opponents is increasingly common these days, on both left and right. Feb 10, 2016
Have We Reached A Tipping Point In The Fight Against ISIS?By embracing global terror, the Islamic State may have rushed into a bigger fight than it can handle.Nov 20, 2015
Vive La Résistance: Defying Terror, One Small Act At A TimeThe most immediate way to fight terrorism is to not give into it.Nov 18, 2015
Our Crazy Security State: Good At Secret Searches, Lousy At Real SafetyNational security officials offer general, unsubstantiated assurances that they’re keeping us safe without unduly invading our privacy. Does anyone actually believe that?Sep 20, 2013
The Tipping Point: When Conspiracy Theories Become DangerousWhat explains the widespread belief in conspiracy theories? And can it help account for the Boston Marathon suspects’ turn to terrorism? Research in social and cognitive psychology offers some insight.Jun 7, 2013
The Best Cure For Fear? A Little More TrustAfter acts of random or senseless violence, our natural instinct is to retreat. But what we really need is to come together.May 30, 2013
The War On Terror Has Changed – Now The Rules Should, TooThe law that forms the foundation of the war on terror is almost obsolete, undermining the legal basis of U.S. counterterrorism operations.May 16, 2013
9/11 Should Bring Us TogetherThe anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001 is always painful for victims’ families. But, says Carie Lemack, who lost her mother, it’s also a time to remember our common goals.Sep 11, 2012