ExtremismFrom Gradualists to Jihadists: Islamists in the West Published 5 June 2021 Individuals and groups adhering to militant Islamism, a political ideology underpinned by a strict and literalist interpretation of religion, have claimed tens of thousands of lives around the world. They have provoked the response of the most powerful military alliance in history. In

ARGUMENT: Covid-19 originsThe Origins of Covid-19 and Preventing the Next Pandemic Published 5 June 2021 Did COVID-19 originate with bats or scientists? Amanda Moodie and Nicholas Evans write that the desire to identify the origins of the novel coronavirus is perfectly understandable, but that “while answering the question of where the novel coronavirus came from

ARGUMENT: Anti-domestic terrorism statutesDefining Domestic Terrorism: Does the U.S. Need New Criminal Penalties for Domestic Terrorism Events? Published 5 June 2021 Debates over what legally constitutes domestic terrorism—and the barriers to prosecuting these incidents—stretch back decades. “Significant political opposition to anti-domestic terrorism statutes are already being observed among lawmakers,” Lucy Tu writes, adding that “Individual

Our picksHistory of China’s Biohazard Accidents | Autonomous Drones Kill Soldiers | Space as Critical Infrastructure, and more Published 5 June 2021 ·  True or Not, the Wuhan Lab Leak Story Looks Set to Change the World ·  Biden Expands Blacklist of Chinese Firms Off-Limits to U.S. Investors ·  Justice Department to Prioritize Ransomware Attacks on Same

School securityChallenges in Implementing Physical Security Measures in K–12 Schools Published 5 June 2021 A core responsibility of the local education agencies (LEAs) that operate kindergarten-through–12th grade (K–12) schools across the United States is creating safe and secure environments that support effective teaching and learning. What challenges do LEAs face related to school physical security? What

Asylum seekersDenmark Passes Law Which Would Send Away Asylum Seekers Published 4 June 2021 Denmark’s parliament Thursday approved a measure that would allow the nation to relocate asylum seekers to an as yet unnamed third country, most likely outside Europe. The measure would allow the nation to transfer asylum seekers to detention centers in partnering

Truth decayOverconfidence in Identifying False News Makes One More Susceptible to It Published 4 June 2021 A new study finds that individuals who falsely believe they are able to identify false news are more likely to fall victim to it. “Though Americans believe confusion caused by false news is extensive, relatively few indicate having seen

ARGUMENT: Covid-19 origins Is Covid-19 a Bio-Weapon? Published 4 June 2021 The “racial disparity” of the deaths from Covid should raise alarms.  Not the relatively small differences between white, black and Hispanic death rates in America, but the massive disparity between death rates of East Asian countries, and everyone else on earth. On a per

First respondersHow AI Could Alert Firefighters of Imminent Danger Published 4 June 2021 Firefighting is a race against time, but exactly how much time? For firefighters, that part is often unclear. Building fires can turn from bad to deadly in an instant, and the warning signs are frequently difficult to discern amid the mayhem of

ForensicsHandwriting Examiners in the Digital Age Published 4 June 2021 People are writing more than ever with their keyboards and phones, but handwritten notes have become rare. Even signatures are going out of style. Most credit card purchases no longer require them, and if they do, you can usually just scratch one out with your