The Thresh

The threshest commentary on international affairs, national security, and the law

Main Menu

Skip to content
  • ABOUT
  • CONTACT
  • EDITOR

Monthly Archives: February 2016

Nothing Snowballs Online Like Fear

26 February 2016by TheThresh.com Leave a comment

By Adrienne Berard Nautilus Fear-induced stress is at the root of mass hysteria. When we hear or read about a threat—that vaccines cause autism, that immigration begets terrorism, or that […]

Read Article →
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS, LAW, NATIONAL SECURITY

We are Hopelessly Hooked on our Smartphones

24 February 2016by TheThresh.com Leave a comment

By Jacob Weisberg The New York Review of Books “As smoking gives us something to do with our hands when we aren’t using them, Timegives us something to do with […]

Read Article →
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

Why China Hasn’t Reined in North Korea

23 February 2016by TheThresh.com Leave a comment

By Sulmaan Khan Foreign Affairs Diplomacy on North Korea has assumed all the comic predictability of a Samuel Beckett play. Leader Kim Jong Un tests a nuclear bomb; the world […]

Read Article →
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS, NATIONAL SECURITY

The “Just Following Orders” Defense and the Brain

22 February 2016by TheThresh.com Leave a comment

By Joshua Barajas PBS Newshour In a 1962 letter, as a last-ditch effort for clemency, Holocaust organizer Adolf Eichmann wrote that he and other low-level officers were “forced to serve as […]

Read Article →
LAW

China’s Great Stall

19 February 2016by TheThresh.com Leave a comment

By Martin Wolf The American Interest The Republic of Korea and Taiwan are the only economies of appreciable size to have transformed themselves from low-income to high-income status inside two […]

Read Article →
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

What’s Justice for Kids Who Kill?

17 February 2016by TheThresh.com Leave a comment

By Dana Goldstein The Marshall Project On Feb. 1, 2016, a Brooklyn jury convicted Kahton Anderson of second-degree murder and other charges in the death of Angel Rojas. Anderson slumped […]

Read Article →
LAW

USB Drives as Weapons Against North Korea

11 February 2016by TheThresh.com 1 Comment

By Andy Greenberg Wired In the age of Dropbox and Google Drive, the USB stick has come to seem like a dusty tchotchke that belongs in the drawer with your iPhone 4 […]

Read Article →
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS, NATIONAL SECURITY

Do Tasers Interfere With Your Ability to Understand Miranda Warnings?

10 February 2016by TheThresh.com Leave a comment

By Nathan Collins Pacific Standard When you’re arrested by police and they read you your Miranda rights, you have two main options: You can keep quiet and demand a lawyer, […]

Read Article →
LAW

The Birth of Boko Haram

9 February 2016by TheThresh.com Leave a comment

By Andrew Walker The Guardian In February 2009, I was at a motor park in Maraba, a satellite of the Nigerian capital Abuja, looking for motorcyclists wearing dried vegetables on […]

Read Article →
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS, NATIONAL SECURITY

Why Young Men are so Prone to Crime and Fanaticism

5 February 2016by TheThresh.com Leave a comment

By Joe Herbert Aeon Young men are particularly liable to become fanatics. Every dictator, every guru, every religious leader, knows this. Fanatics have an overwhelming sense of identity based on […]

Read Article →
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS, LAW, NATIONAL SECURITY

Post navigation

1 2 Next →
  • INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
  • LAW
  • NATIONAL SECURITY
  • ORIGINAL CONTENT

Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Follow The Thresh on WordPress.com

The Thresh

My Tweets

The Thresh

The Thresh

Top Posts & Pages

  • Showcase Page
  • Brain Scans in the Courtroom
  • Racial Tensions in America's 'Sundown Towns'

Tags

American Legal System Andreas Kuersten Arctic China Crimea Criminal Defense Criminal Law Donald Trump East Asia Foreign Policy Fossil Fuels Global Warming International Affairs International Law International Relations International Security International Trade ISIS Law Law Enforcement Middle East National Security Neurolaw Neuroscience Russia Russian Military U.S. Military Ukraine United States Vladimir Putin

Archives

  • April 2021 (1)
  • January 2021 (3)
  • December 2020 (1)
  • November 2020 (3)
  • October 2020 (4)
  • September 2020 (8)
  • August 2020 (5)
  • July 2020 (8)
  • June 2020 (4)
  • April 2020 (4)
  • February 2020 (1)
  • January 2020 (3)
  • December 2019 (4)
  • September 2019 (1)
  • August 2019 (5)
  • April 2019 (1)
  • March 2019 (2)
  • February 2019 (3)
  • September 2018 (2)
  • August 2018 (1)
  • January 2018 (4)
  • October 2017 (3)
  • August 2017 (5)
  • July 2017 (5)
  • June 2017 (6)
  • May 2017 (7)
  • April 2017 (9)
  • March 2017 (5)
  • February 2017 (2)
  • January 2017 (9)
  • December 2016 (5)
  • November 2016 (9)
  • October 2016 (11)
  • September 2016 (6)
  • August 2016 (15)
  • July 2016 (10)
  • June 2016 (16)
  • May 2016 (17)
  • April 2016 (12)
  • March 2016 (11)
  • February 2016 (13)
  • January 2016 (9)
  • December 2015 (8)
  • November 2015 (7)
  • October 2015 (9)
  • September 2015 (12)
  • August 2015 (10)
  • July 2015 (9)
  • June 2015 (11)
  • May 2015 (17)
  • April 2015 (21)
  • March 2015 (21)
  • February 2015 (19)
  • January 2015 (20)
  • December 2014 (1)
  • September 2013 (1)
  • August 2013 (1)

Recent Comments

Alison Krupit on The Confederacy Was an Antidem…
Alison Krupit on Synthetic Media: The Real Trou…
Alison Krupit on How Trump Fused his Business E…
Alison Krupit on How Federal Disaster Money Fav…
Blog at WordPress.com.
The Thresh
Blog at WordPress.com.
Cancel

 
Loading Comments...
Comment
    ×
    Privacy & Cookies: This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this website, you agree to their use.
    To find out more, including how to control cookies, see here: Cookie Policy