We like to believe the world is neatly divided: on one side, the free, the enlightened, the rational; on the other, the oppressive, the fanatical, the tyrannical. Regimes like the Taliban, North Korea, Iran, or Putin’s Russia seem like relics of another time—jarring, distant aberrations from the values of human rights, free speech, and personal … Continue reading The Shadow in the Mirror: How the Taliban Mentality Lurks Closer Than You Think