Apparently, the National Guard shooter in DC was an Afghan refugee. Now the Trump Administration has got its panties in a twist, calling it an act of “terrorism” and blaming…

…include terrorism, trafficking, aiding and abetting illegal discrimination, and certain violations of state law. But the coalition warns that the language of the new authority is vague and could mean…

…because of the pandemic, wildfires, Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election. 2001, because of the terrorist attacks on America and the start of the “war on terrorism.” 1968, because of…

…vehicle, attempting to run over our law enforcement officers in an attempt to kill them—an act of domestic terrorism. An ICE officer, fearing for his life, the lives of his…

…deaths in the Middle East, higher oil prices (as Iran closes the Strait of Hormuz), increased risk of terrorism in Europe and the United States — could be catastrophic. Yet…

…with China, short of outright conflict. In Europe, it called for more inner strength and resources and supported right-wing movements labelled as “patriotic European parties”. In the Middle East, the…

…was occasioned by the Israeli bombing of a Jewish synagogue in Tehran during Passover 2026. Normally, bombing of synagogues is something we associate with antisemitism. But this sort of terrorism…

Just listen to this and while you do, knowing this was recorded in a studio in Pakistan, by Pakistani’s try to jive that with “they hate us because…” and all…

by Bruce Webb I no longer try to follow Science-Fiction, but from 1964 to 1977 which is to say from the time I was seven until I turned twenty and…

Even more than Digby on CalPERS, the one piece everyone should read today is Charlie Stross on International Travel. Since this is an economics blog, let’s pull a key section:…