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Trump’s executive order plays right into the ISIS narrative. It says that there’s a clash of civilizations. It says that all of Islam is our enemy. ISIS, which has perhaps, that has a few hundred thousand followers dreams of convincing all of Islam — dreams of convincing 1.5 billion Muslims that they are at war with America and the West.” The “reasoning” here appears to be that if we defend ourselves against Islamic jihadists by temporarily stopping immigration from jihad terror hotspots, it will enrage Muslims, and thereby create more jihadists. So we must let that immigration continue, even though...

Ban guns. All guns. Get rid of guns in homes, and on the streets, and, as much as possible, on police. Not just because of San Bernardino, or whichever mass shooting may pop up next, but also not not because of those. Don't sort the population into those who might do something evil or foolish or self-destructive with a gun and those who surely will not. As if this could be known—as if it could be assessed without massively violating civil liberties and stigmatizing the mentally ill. Ban guns! Not just gun violence. Not just certain guns. Not just already-technically-illegal...

Sen. Sherrod Brown argued Thursday that “generally white males” are to blame for terrorist attacks committed in the U.S. since 9/11. The Ohio Democrat called mass shootings in movie theaters and schools “terrorist attacks” that are committed by “different kinds of terrorists.” “I think most of us recognize, we’re concerned but we also know that we trust the FBI and our security forces to do this right,” Mr. Brown said during an interview with WAKR radio, BuzzFeed reported. “Since the beginning of the Bush administration when we were attacked, September 11th, we’ve not had any major terrorist attacks in this...

Angela Merkel said in her first speech to the Paris attacks, the answer of the West to terror must be that "we live our values ​​confidently" One of the values ​​is "the right of everyone to seek his fortune and live" - ​​apparently as a throwback to the refugees. The declaration of the Chancellor in the wording: (snip) "And then we also give a clear answer as a citizen. The other words, we live by the compassion, of charity, of the joy of the community We believe in the right of everyone to the right of everyone to seek his...