https://pjmedia.com/michaelledeen/2013/05/01/homegrown-terrorist-myth/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usFri, 24 Apr 2026 00:47:56 -0400<![CDATA[We are guided by myths more often than by reason.  Nothing new there;  man is a myth-making animal.  Myths spring up from our collective unconscious, they cover the globe, and they shape our thoughts and actions.  The great philosophers and the great psychologists, psychiatrists, and psychoanalysts tried hard to &#8220;free us&#8221; from myths so that we could properly understand our world and ourselves.  Spinoza thought that emotions were the result of unclear ideas (I don&#8217;t agree, and neither does Barbara, the very clear object of my strongest emotions, but I digress).]]>Wed, 01 May 2013 00:09:45 -0400<![CDATA[Michael Ledeen]]>https://pjmedia.com/michael-ledeen/2013/05/01/homegrown-terrorist-myth-n187811