Terror in Boston
A short while ago, two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon took the lives of at least two persons and injured dozens. We do not yet know who was responsible for the crime or how...
View ArticleCall it Terror? Of Course.
As a tragic Patriot’s Day finally comes to a close, we are still left with few answers to too many questions about the bomb attacks at the Boston Marathon. All we know is that the death toll has grown...
View ArticleShould Grief Impel Policy? Only Sometimes.
The public reaction to the Boston Marathon bombings appears, at least so far, to be exemplary. The shock over the crime and the sadness about the victims has been great, but it has not prevented the...
View ArticleRe: The Irresponsible Search for Bomb Scapegoats
In 2013, a terrorist attack is less a test of American mettle than American manners. Forks on your left, knives on your right, sane questions folded up and tucked discretely into breast pocket....
View ArticleA Leader Who Wants to Understand Terror?
Most Americans don’t pay attention to Canadian politics. Indeed most U.S. citizens probably can’t even name the prime minister of our neighbor to the north. But the leader of one of Canada’s opposition...
View ArticleTerrorism and Immigration Reform
As more information filters in about the background of the suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing, the country is beginning the process of trying to process the horror we have witnessed this week and...
View ArticleSean Collier, RIP
Like much of the rest of America, I’ve been monitoring closely the events in Boston today, and came across this moving story about Sean Collier, the MIT police officer who was gunned down by the...
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