Otherwise Occupied

Third Wheel

On Violence, in Chicago and in Afghanistan

Why Negotiations With the Taliban Aren’t Hopeless

Why Pakistan and the United States Are on a Collision Course

Sidelined

The Indecency of Harvard’s 9/11 Commemoration

Why Is the Middle East Still in Thrall to 9/11 Conspiracy Theories?

What the U.N. Can Do to Stop Getting Attacked by Terrorists

Our Brave Ambassador to Damascus Puts Congress to Shame

What the Libyan Rebels Need to Do Now That They’re in Charge

My 18 Year Odyssey on the Trail of Osama bin Laden

Despite Post-9/11 Discrimination, Muslims Keep Coming to America. Why?

Three Ways to Ensure That Libya Isn’t Just Free of Qaddafi, But Truly Democratic

Afghanistan Dispatch: Why Water, Not the Taliban, Might Be Afghans’ Greatest Concern

The Secret Alliance

Afghanistan Dispatch: Why the Plan to Arm Local Militias Is Bound to Backfire

The Truman Show

Afghanistan Dispatch: Why Some Villages Are Pining for the Taliban

Protecting Entitlements Is a Strange and Self-Destructive Principle for Liberals