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Terrorist groups often boast about their unity of purpose, the single-minded pursuit of their apocalyptic goals. But when it comes to leadership succession, history shows they are rarely united. The death of a charismatic leader often leads to fragmentation and infighting, followed by a loss of focus and effectiveness...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Who Will Be Pakistan's Next Terrorism Chief? | 8/7/2009 | See Source »

No other nation on earth assimilates immigrants as successfully as the United States. There are those who argue that we can no longer afford to open our doors so wide, but in fact precisely the opposite is true. Beyond giving sentimental, self-flattering lip service to our history as "a...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Immigration: Let's Get Over It Already | 8/6/2009 | See Source »

On the surface, my project leader had implicitly endorsed the stereotype of the “lazy African.” Her conclusions reeked of the historically racist beliefs that the African lacks discipline, is simple-minded, and relegates his or her fate to outside sources. (Enter everyone from missionaries...

Author: By Ahmed N. Mabruk, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: T.I.A. | 8/4/2009 | See Source »

What kind of organization would this be? Iran currently does not really have national political parties with broad public participation, just political factions and loose associations of like-minded politicians. The history of parties over the past 30 years has not been encouraging. Ayatullah Khomeini founded the Islamic Republican Party...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Iranian Opposition: Willing but How Able? | 7/28/2009 | See Source »

There are many things Evangelical Christians are good at, such as bake sales and talking to me on planes. They're less adept at other things, such as comedy and fighting lions. Christians aren't funny because they tend to be literal-minded. Also because they're sad about having...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Christian Improv: What's Funny at Warren's Church | 7/27/2009 | See Source »

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