Matthew Arnold Stern » terrorism

“So why aren’t you celebrating?”

Matthew Arnold Stern — Mon, 02 May 2011 19:16:27 +0000

I don’t find anyone’s death a cause for celebration, even one who has done so much violence as Osama bin Laden. Furthermore, his death doesn’t mean that the wars are over, we can send the troops home, and we will never have to take our shoes off at the airport ever again. We may have killed …

Things I learned this decade

Matthew Arnold Stern — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 07:25:49 +0000

Another decade is almost in the books. It’s natural for all of us to look back and share our insights. Here are ten things I learned this decade. 1. The War on Terror won’t end anytime soon. The Fort Hood killings and the attempted attack on Northwest Airlines Flight 253 make clear what we should …