Terror in Paris: Time to Think, & Sit Down, Shutup to the Ideologues

... marginalize unhelpful, myopic voices, be they those of bigots or those who would justify and excuse the terrorists. In short, the Paris attacks present significant political risk for a wide range of actors and parties, and cooler heads must lead us forward.... ... work on your similes and metaphors before inflicting your lack of erudition on others. To the militant pro-Snowden anti-NSA crusaders: I’m not going to tell you that what Snowden did had no positive effect; it clearly did. But there are also negative ...