Post tagged with terrorism

  • American-based terrorism, or, Why I think I’d like to be a Quaker

    May 04th, 201109:30 AM ET
    By Randal Rauser
    If any work of political science characterizes the modern age it must surely be Machiavelli's "The Prince". Our political leaders do whatever they can get away with to attain and retain power. Period. It's almost enough to make me a Quaker. Case in point. It is now becoming clear that a team of elite US Navy Seals entered Pakistan without the know...

  • Should we lend terrorists a sympathetic ear?

    November 05th, 200912:39 PM ET
    By Randal Rauser
    It is a pretty standard course that when a person disagrees with us on a matter of deep conviction, particularly where we believe a significant moral issue is at stake, there is a great reluctance to attempt to understand the person's views. Indeed, a sympathetic ear is often seen to be a siding with the wicked person. And we would sooner dismiss o...
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