Op-Ed: Terrorism expert Brian Michael Jenkins on terrorists and technology, and the tradeoffs of freedom and security

Through decades of change, Brian Michael Jenkins has studied the nature of terrorism. In an interview, the senior adviser to the president of the RAND Corporation assesses the state of terrorism today and how it could affect the direction of this country.

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