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Do Terrorist Attacks Cause Less Terror Now Than They Used To?

A poster on reporting suspected terrorism in New York City, 2007.
A poster on reporting suspected terrorism in New York City, 2007.

Do terrorist attacks cause less terror now than they used to? Are people maybe becoming desensitized to these attacks? The idea of ‘terrorism fatigue’ is one discussed in an article on Slate by my next guest.

Amarnath Amarasingam is a Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for Strategic Dialogue, and joins me to talk about it.

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Mark Brodie is a co-host of The Show, KJZZ’s locally produced news magazine. Since starting at KJZZ in 2002, Brodie has been a host, reporter and producer, including several years covering the Arizona Legislature, based at the Capitol.