Raising the UK terror threat level from “be afraid” to “panic” feeds public fear and that is what the government wants (video)

Theresa May has raised the UK government‘s official measure of the likelihood of a terrorist attack on British soil to “severe” from “substantial”.  Exactly what are ordinary members of the public supposed to do with that information?  There is nothing meaningful …

Does refusing to pay ransoms to ISIS prevent further terrorism? (video)

The US Treasury Department estimates that various European nations have paid around US$168m in ransom money to jihadist abductors, including Islamic State (IS), since 2008 – an average of US$28m per year.  This number is denied by the German, French, …