Fear and Friends
If we care about killing innocent people, terrorists win!
The Fats You Don’t Need to Fear, and the Carbs That You Do
Efforts to correct past dietary sins have caused the pendulum to swing too far in the wrong direction.
On Guns, Fear Is Winning
The latest mass shooting should prod Americans into action, and not further into a kind of numbness.
In Putin’s Syria Intervention, Fear of a Weak Government Hand
The specter of mass protest — of mob rule — seems to have haunted Vladimir V. Putin throughout his political life, and that fear lies at the heart of his belief in the primacy of state authority. It also informs Russia’s forceful intervention in Syria.
Republicans Fear Donald Trump Is Hardening Party’s Tone on Race
Mr. Trump has given voice to conservative activists’ unease with America’s changing demography, prompting rivals to follow suit and worrying party leaders.
Iowans Fear Allegiance Swap Erodes Clean Political Image
The defection of Rick Perry’s top campaign aide in the state to Donald Trump “sends a perception that we’re pay-for-play,” a Republican official said.