Tag: terrorism
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Under the Eye: “June”
In light of recent events, I’ve changed my thinking with regard to how people can be manipulated to dangerous extremes and inflict violence upon their fellow man. I used to believe the “inner life” of The Handmaid’s Tale was simply a set of speculative fictions designed to provoke thought in the body politic. When the…
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“More Clues In The Clock”
In light of the recent shootings at Umpqua Community College in Oregon, Andrew and I recorded an addendum to discuss this recent trend of violence. There are a couple of theories here. 1. This was a clock. The kid is innocent. 2. This was a bomb. Good timing, and we’re all safe. 3. This was a…
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NEW PODCAST: “The Clue In The Clock”
This is from Reason, an article written by Robby Soave: “To the extent that Maher implied Ahmed’s treatment was ever-so-slightly justified because of his Muslim faith, he’s wrong. But liberals who claim Ahmed’s treatment is solely the result of his Muslim faith are also wrong. As should be perfectly clear from the myriad examples I…
Misadventures in Blissville 