Terror in Paris Putting Charlie Hebdo in Context and Looking for a Way Out
ON JANUARY 7, 2015, two heavily armed men walked into the Paris offices of a satirical magazine called Charlie Hebdo (in English, Weekly Charlie)... Read More
When Humanism Is Attacked, Have Courage
“To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize.” —Voltaire FEAR, THE MOST powerful emotion, is an... Read More
Beyond Gods and Monsters—Sculpting a New Norm of Loyalty
WAR, IT HAS BEEN SAID, is politics by other means; religion is politics by most means. When people go to war in the name... Read More
Is Islam Violent? The Answer Isn’t as Simple as Many Think
ALLOW ME to describe a familiar course of events. Somewhere in the world, extremists carry out a terrorist attack in the name of Islam.... Read More