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Max Fisher

Max Fisher

Former Vox Staff

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    This map shows every attack on French Muslims since Charlie HebdoThis map shows every attack on French Muslims since Charlie Hebdo
    archives

    A boar’s head and entrails were left outside an Islamic prayer center in Corsica with a note: “Next time it will be one of your heads.”

    By Max Fisher
    Media
    Major Russian TV network says US intelligence carried out the Charlie Hebdo attackMajor Russian TV network says US intelligence carried out the Charlie Hebdo attack
    Media

    According to this latest Russian media conspiracy theory, the attack was all about hurting Russia.

    By Max Fisher
    World Politics
    Stop asking Muslims to condemn terrorism. It’s bigoted and Islamophobic.Stop asking Muslims to condemn terrorism. It’s bigoted and Islamophobic.
    World Politics

    One lesson of Charlie Hebdo: it’s time for us to end our demand that Muslims denounce every madman.

    By Max Fisher
    Religion
    Charlie Hebdo’s most famous cover shows what makes the magazine so importantCharlie Hebdo’s most famous cover shows what makes the magazine so important
    Play
    Religion

    This 2011 “love is stronger than hate” cover perfectly captures its mission — and what its critics get wrong.

    By Max Fisher
    North Korea
    Obama just hit these North Koreans with sanctions over the Sony hackObama just hit these North Koreans with sanctions over the Sony hack
    North Korea

    Yes, believe it or not, there were some North Koreans not yet under US sanctions.

    By Max Fisher
    Criminal Justice
    Watch: Livestream of Russian anti-government protests swelling in MoscowWatch: Livestream of Russian anti-government protests swelling in Moscow
    Criminal Justice

    Thousands of Muscovites are braving sub-zero temperatures — and riot police — to rally.

    By Max Fisher
    Russia
    Putin just imprisoned an innocent man to silence his opposition-leader brotherPutin just imprisoned an innocent man to silence his opposition-leader brother
    Russia

    Oleg Navalny, an apolitical former postal worker, was sentenced to three and a half years in jail to intimidate his brother Alexei, an anti-Putin activist, into silence.

    By Max Fisher
    World Politics
    America’s failure in Afghanistan, in one sentenceAmerica’s failure in Afghanistan, in one sentence
    World Politics

    NATO’s ceremony “ending” the Afghan war had to be held in a secret location because the risk of Taliban attacks in Kabul has gotten so bad.

    By Max Fisher
    Syria
    Obama’s foreign policy report card for 2014Obama’s foreign policy report card for 2014
    Syria

    Across the major issues, America’s grade point average comes out to a solid C-.

    By Max Fisher
    Media
    The Sony hack was a ploy to keep Kim Jong Un safe from the UN — and it’s workingThe Sony hack was a ploy to keep Kim Jong Un safe from the UN — and it’s working
    Play
    Media

    North Korea’s real aim was to distract from a looming effort to bring International Criminal Court indictments against its top leaders.

    By Max Fisher