Category Archives: Academia

From the Ivy Tower to the urban sprawl, the ideas generated within the confines of the Western & Eastern Academies trickle down into everyday life. An opportunity for analysis, critique and feedback.

Analyzing H.R. 608 “Stop Arming Terrorists Act”

Posted on 21 May, 2017 by Sundar JM Brown

By Sundar J.M. Brown, ed. On May 21, 2017, Rep Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii) communicated the following to President Donald Trump, via Facebook: There must be a price for America’s support of Saudi Arabia, the world’s largest sponsor of terrorism. At … Continue reading →

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The Language of Violence

Posted on 30 April, 2017 by Sundar JM Brown

Considerations: (1) Is violence a language? (2) If yes, who speaks the language of violence? (3) If no, how is violence communicated? (4) Despite the oft-strived for and well known “alternatives” to violence, in the face of grievous threats to … Continue reading →

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SJMB Lecture: “On Theoterrorism”

Posted on 24 January, 2017 by Sundar JM Brown

VIEW EVENT DETAILS BY CLICKING HERE Theoterrorism means an individual’s/group’s calculated use of violence, or the threat of violence, against non-combatant/civilian targets, to inculcate a profound experience of terror and the sustained fear of re-experiencing that terror; it is intended … Continue reading →

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Michael Scheuer on Securing the Homeland from Violent Islamist Intervention

Posted on 23 June, 2016 by Sundar JM Brown

  Michael F. Scheuer is an American academic, author, historian, foreign policy critic, and political analyst. He is a retired Intelligence Officer whose more than 20-year career included serving as the Chief of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency’s Bin Laden … Continue reading →

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RE: Paris Terrorism; You’re Doing it Wrong

Posted on 15 November, 2015 by Sundar JM Brown

NOTE: This is a rough edit, more a collection of ideas than a formal composition. In an effort to stay current, I am releasing it for public consumption now; it will become more refined over time. –SJMB, ed. “This is … Continue reading →

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