“Love, Recorded” during one crazy week in the Boston area. Was the fear the same for everyone?
To Defend a Terrorist
May 9, 2013 By 2 Comments
Tamar Birckhead reflects on representing the shoe bomber and, now, on helping those who represent the Boston bomb suspect.
The Politically Correct Terrorist
May 8, 2013 By 4 Comments
How do we define terrorism? Carl Pettit takes a closer look.
UN Declares Force-Feeding Breach of International Law
May 2, 2013 By 2 Comments
Inmates on a hunger strike are being force-fed by US authorities at Guantanamo Bay jail.
Who Is Greater?
April 27, 2013 By 3 Comments
What makes someone like Dzhokhar Tsarnaev vulnerable to radicalization? A Muslim American parent of two young men asks a question that strikes close to home.
Anzor Tsarnaev: Devoted or Delusional?
April 20, 2013 By 1 Comment
In the aftermath of the Boston Bombing, Anzor Tsarnaev defends his sons despite everything he has seen and heard.
Our Dangerous Wish to Simplify the Atrocious
April 20, 2013 By 7 Comments
We have a natural wish to make sense of the unfathomable, but the unfathomable isn’t anything we can understand.
Teaching Our Kids About Tragedy: “There is Nothing Wrong With Being Scared”
April 17, 2013 By 1 Comment
Boston Marathon bombing reminded Whit Honea of a conversation he had with his son after Sandy Hook, and how love overcomes fear
If They Were Somebody. They Are Somebody.
April 16, 2013 By 3 Comments
Caring deeply for Guantánamo Bay detainees is not un-American.
Comedian Patton Oswalt’s Facebook Post on Boston Bombing Has Gone Viral
April 15, 2013 By 2 Comments
At 188,000 likes on Facebook and counting, Oswalt’s message is about hope.
When the Best Man for the Job is a Woman: Kathyrn Bigelow and ZD30
March 1, 2013 By 1 Comment
When the best man for the job is a woman, just sit back and enjoy the show.
Frequent Fliers
November 30, 2012 By 1 Comment
“Folks, this is your captain. Kindly take your seats. I illuminated that fasten seat-belt sign. In a few minutes, me and my girl will be shaking us out some rough old turbulence.” By Matthew Pitt
What Is Good Journalism?
November 3, 2012 By 5 Comments
Using the U.S. Benghazi embassy attack as an example, Eric Sentell reveals the “echo chamber” effect in partisan journalism.
The Amnesia of 9/11
September 11, 2012 By Leave a Comment
We came together as a country eleven years ago. Can we do it again in 2012?
“Violence is often the first resort of society. Is it any wonder people take inspiration from that?”
This is a comment by Jonathan G on the post “Men and Mass Shootings”.