One can’t help but empathize with the shock felt at the horrifying sniper killings that have been occurring around the Beltway since late last week.  The diabolic sniper’s shot at a child will no doubt be one among many low milestones in the annals of serial killing.  Many LRC writers have done a good job at pointing out how many international problems currently finding their way to the U.S. doorstep are actually the result of what is known as blowback (the law of unintended consequences applied to foreign policy).  While the valuable lessons of foreign-policy blowback remain as foreign as … Continue reading Blowback .223