Year of the Rat

Malaysia’s recent elections herald a new politics.

Jihad 101

Applying new methods to understand Islamism’s madness.

We Are What We Speak

Steven Pinker claims too much for neurolinguistics.

Picture That

How iconic photography and political cartoons make history.

Western Civilization

The remake of 3:10 to Yuma revives cowboy heroism.

Big Ideas: A Letter from the Farm

Rural Illinois: Where DC’s Big Ideas come home to roost.

Terrorphobia

Americans’ fear of domestic terrorism belies reality.

Two Steps Backward in Geneva

The UN Human Rights Council is worse than its predecessor.

Security Über Alles

Notes from a travelin’ man.

What’s in a Name?

It’s time to end the “war” on terror.

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