Exactly. We already know many ISIS recruits were born, raised and educated in the West and chose to leave. The idea that fundamentalism is only embraced by ignorant, culturally backwards people and can be cured by exposure to Western-style liberal education is dangerously naive and myopic.

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I suspect that there’s a lot we could do to eff up ISIS’ finances. Cooperate with int’l courts to go after money that is made by selling antiquities. Freeze accounts, cut off their revenue sources, really work the anti-terror laws that apply to moving money. War by administrative sorcery can be incredibly effective,…

Yea, but that’s kind of a straw man at this point. That was never a real policy option when Obama took over. It was already a giant cluster fuck. So now what? Let a bunch of innocent girls get sold into sex slavery? Or send young men to possibly die in a war that isn’t theirs? It’s an impossible scenario, but the…

It’s not. She’s an inspirational, bright child, but she’s still a child. That’s a child’s statement with no reasoning or depth behind it.

I haven’t read the article. I don’t want to. The headline is shocking enough. I am very conflicted because I want America to do something about it, at the same time I do not want to send young men to die in the middle east. It is painful to say this but maybe we can’t fix the world (and yes I am aware that we have…

At best it’s longform humblebragging, and at worst it’s trying to pave over extremely important criticisms of the damage evangelical christianity has done to this country and its most vulnerable minority citizens.

Okaaaay, but why? Like, I’m glad that this author is a well-adjusted person with happy memories of her childhood and adolescence, but I don’t really see how that contributes to the conversation.

Because Joe Biden wanted to write the definitive book on IDGAF.

I just want to see Chris Rock monologue and Leo to loose

Is he Jen? Is he?

This piece is phenomenal. Not at all what I’m used to seeing. Keep it coming!

I wish I could favorite this more than once.

Absolutely. I don't see why it was necessary to tag cultural issue onto what is a simple scientific question. Our biology doesn't give any thought to our beliefs or cultural norms.

From a strictly scientific standpoint, it is an interesting question.

“He pushed the repeal of DADT through (thanks Clintons!)“

Not to detract from your general point, but this is a really bad understanding of the nature of presidencies. In 1992 Bill Clinton directly campaigned on totally ending the ban on gays in the military, along with a universal health care plan. When universal…

Being a sore loser and not conceding when he loses, shit talking the organizations when he doesn’t get their endorsements, stealing campaign data, whining about the establishment when he almost exclusively gets positive press and now constantly changing the conditions after agreeing to them - it’s Bernie’s world…

That entire thing was gold. She was so contemptuous without saying anything. I kept waiting for her to start texting and sending selfies.