Defying critics to publish the Unabomber ‘Manifesto’
It may not have been courageous necessarily, but the joint decision by the Washington Post and New York Times 20 years ago to publish the Unabomber “Manifesto” certainly cut against the … Continue reading
Closing off Pennsylvania Ave.: 1995 and a psychology of fear
The uglying-up of the nation’s capital in the name of security and terrorism-prevention can be traced to 20 years ago this week when, without warning, a two-block section of Pennsylvania … Continue reading
Media fail: The flawed early coverage of 1995 OKC bombing
“This is the deadliest terror attack on U.S. soil ever. A U.S. government source has told CBS News that it has Middle East terrorism written all over it.” So declared … Continue reading
Terror in the heartland: Oklahoma City, April 1995
The year 1995 was memorable for many reasons — including the frequency with which terrorism intruded. In March 1995, members of a Japanese cult attacked the Tokyo subway system with … Continue reading
The 1995 Blog 