The Politics of Fear
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John F. Kerry and his supporters are adopting President Bush's strategy of playing on the public's security concerns as voters get a heavier-than-ever dose of speeches and television ads from both candidates designed to convince them the other ticket would make the world more dangerous.
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The &quot;scare&quot; issues drawing headlines in the presidential race include flu shots, Social Security and the draft. But terrorism dwarfs all of them, in scale and ferocity.
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WASHINGTON - Playing on the fear factor, Vice President Dick Cheney suggested in a campaign speech there might be another terrorist attack on the United States if John Kerry were in the White House. President Bush's opponents' are raising their own worst fears, including the potential for more wars during a second Bush term...
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Seeking like-minded political thought, or folks to argue with? Look no further.
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Comment is free: John Harris: For ministers in a panic about the febrile mood of lower middle class men, a reckless act of political self-harm is just the ticket
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With the US presidential election just a few weeks away, much political discussion centers on questions of national security and economic affairs.
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Candidates are confronting an electorate deeply unsettled about the United Statesâ ability to control its own destiny.
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As in war, there&#39;s plenty of fog and smoke on the political battlefield that makes it hard to see what&#39;s going on. But there is one place in particular that you can go and cut through the competing messages and find a least a kernel of truth.
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Take advantage of fear, even when it's your own.
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Whenever a new administration names its environmental brain trust, somebody gets nervous.  Through the 12 years of New York's Pataki administration, it was the greens who were uncomfortable.
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A look through history shows us the effects of politics on the market.
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Religious and cultural conservatives, a political force skeptical of the leading Republican presidential candidates, are caught in a tug of war between pragmatism and ideology.
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Many Andar residents are anxious about security and resentful of the government and the police, whom they accused of preying on the people.
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Lies, damn lies... Comment Scott Granneman looks at the use of fear in computer security, from misleading media reports and gross exaggeration by industry leaders to the use of fear in order to sell new computers and software.â¦
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Millions of Americans view President Bush as the candidate most likely to keep Americans safe. But too often, real-life results conflict with Bushâs rhetorical resolve.
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âThe Kingdomâ takes aim at the ethical nuances and ideological contradictions of the war on terror and blasts away.
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NEW YORK, July 19 -- On most days  in this city, the line that separates the Whens from  the Ifs -- those who think another act of terrorism here is a certitude, and those who do not -- is pretty hard to spot. After nearly six incident-free years, New Yorkers tend to choose a side on the fear div...