Blog Posts

General McChrystal and Academic Freedom

Paul R. Pillar | May 24, 2012
How to foster free, unbiased discourse in the classroom and beyond.

Washington Post Defines Worst Fears Down

Benjamin H. Friedman | May 10, 2012
Giving undue credit to terrorists such as Ibrahim Hassan al-Asiri only furthers their cause.

The Other Tragedy of Trayvon Martin

The Editors | Apr 06, 2012

Burying the Truth about Trayvon Martin

The Editors | Mar 27, 2012

Skepticism Needed About “Freedom Fighters”

Ted Galen Carpenter | Mar 14, 2012
The anti-Soviet mujahideen. Jonas Savimbi. The Nicaraguan Contras. Kony's LRA. America's opinion leaders must be more careful about whose politics they endorse.

Pollyanna Polling

The Editors | Feb 23, 2012

Art Imitating Life

The Editors | Feb 13, 2012

The Truth Is Out There

Trevor Thrall | Feb 09, 2012
An age of partisanship and zealotry may spell the end of agreement on the facts. 

Support for Whacking Iran: Who Needs Propaganda?

Trevor Thrall | Jan 26, 2012

Foreign Influence in the News?

Trevor Thrall | Jan 19, 2012
Why many Americans looked to foreigners when forming their opinions on the Iraq war.

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May 26, 2012