A lot of heated rhetoric surrounding the Austin bomber--who thankfully won't be hurting anyone anymore--and whether or not he was a terrorist. I teach classes on terrorism, and here's a thread why it's unclear (based on what we know now) and why the classification matters. 1/x
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I follow you because you have such keen insights into what is happening which, I think, is probably anecdotal evidence of the effectiveness of your platform. I worry that the two discourses have become so disconnected that the academic voice is lost in the noise.
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Thanks. I worry about that too, which is one reason I'm active in the larger political discourse and encourage other academics (and non-academics) to be as well. As politics gets shoutier and less evidence based, it's more important than ever for reasonable people to speak up.
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As a grad student I felt a lot of pressure to line up along party lines and join the shouting. I appreciate your approach.
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