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History of Terrorism Part 3: Guy Fawkes & The Gunpowder Plot

This new episode in our history of terrorism podcast series looks at tyrannicide, the religious wars of Europe and the famous Guy Fawkes Gunpowder...
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History of Terrorism Part 1: The Zealots

The first episode in our new series on the History of Terrorism begins in the 1st century with a group of religious fanatics in Palestine whose activity in revolt against Rome inadvertently brought about the destruction of Jerusalem. The Zealots foreshadowed much of the tactics and extremism seen in terrorist groups today throughout much of the world especially on the front of religious or ideological fanaticism.

The Shia Crescent

The Shia Crescent is a term we can expect to hear more frequently in the coming months as tensions in the Middle East, specifically...
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The Fractured States of America

This is our America. This is why we are growing more stressed out and frustrated every day. It is why we are avoiding each other more and isolating to our corners of the fractured pieces of American identity and ideology. It is why the echo chambers of political perspective are gaining ground and influence but independent thought and the peacemakers are losing ground.
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Whose Got the Nukes

This infographic offers a few considerations from the recent podcast episode. This infographic shows which countries have nuclear weapons as well as who has the...
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North Korea, Iran and the Wrath of Khan

This podcast features the true story of AQ Khan, the man who more than any other individual helped spread the threat of nuclear war...
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Media-ocracy

The influence of the American media has empowered and accelerated the decline of American democracy. We are quickly changing to a media-ocracy.
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Election Meddling

In this podcast episode we take a brief look at the long history of election meddling which the US has helped to write since 1915.
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Divided We Stand

“A house divided against itself cannot stand.” Abraham Lincoln   Yesterday’s podcast episode (11/9/16) looked at the issue of social divisions in America that have been...
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The Broken Trust

The anger and fear in America today is brought about by a broken trust. We have a responsibility to stand above the fray.