The execution of Shi’ite cleric Nimr al-Nimr and 46 convicted al-Qaeda members by the Saudis triggered a still-unfolding crisis between the Kingdom and Iran. Protesters in Tehran set fire to the Saudi embassy, and the Iranian government threatened that the...

For those who still don’t get why the War of Terror continues to fail after 14+ years, here is another lesson.We all remember “Jihadi John,” who of course was never called that except in the western media. John (real name: Mohammed Emwazi) was a...

For 25 percent of your grade this term, compare and contrast the following two true descriptions of the same thing.The opening to the New York Times story: A 25-year-old man in Rochester has been arrested and charged with preparing to stage a New Year’s Eve machete...

So while we huddled in drunken fear here in The Homeland, Germans in Das Homeland played out a similar game.You may have missed it among updates of our impending doom from terror attacks on New Year’s Eve, but in Munich two train stations were evacuated and...

I survived. America, and the world, and you, survived. We awoke the first day of 2016 to find that once again, using the extraordinary power of fear, we defeated the terrorists.Hard as it is to persuade a constantly re-frightened American public, there have been only...

Ho, ho, ho, can’t tell the good guys from the bad guys. That might as well be America’s war of terror slogan (copyright, 2001-2015.)So see if you can sort out the Good from the Bad. Pretend you’re Secretary of State and this is a puzzle Barack has...

In most people’s minds, America’s biggest exports are things like iPhones made in China, or swank Levi’s made in China. But in fact, America is the world’s leading seller of one category of goods, and those goods are nearly 100% made in...

It appears that the NSA (“or someone”) hacked into the code of a popular firewall and planted a password in there that would allow them access as needed.That means the NSA (“or someone”) would be able to bypass the security features of a...

Every Christmas sees one toy emerge as the most-wanted, gotta have gift – remember Tickle Me Elmo, and Beanie Babies from years past? Well, 2015’s big hit has emerged: The Iraq-Syria LEGO Playset.The set retails for three trillion dollars, though the price may have...

Here’s what happened:The three Navy SEALs stomped on bound Afghan detainees and dropped heavy stones on their chests. They stood on the prisoners’ heads and poured bottles of water on their faces in an improvised form of waterboarding. A bomb had exploded at an...