Brett Palat is a national security analyst in the Washington D.C. area and holds a Master's Degree in Public Policy from George Mason University School of Public Policy. His first blog, Current Times, can be found at http://current-times.blogspot.com Current Times is an information outlet that seeks to foster discussion about the critical issues facing America domestically and abroad. The focus here is broad, ranging from tax policy to national security. Brett has recently launched a second blog called, Terrorism Research Clearinghouse (http://terrorismresearch.blogspot.com), a non-partisan blog that aims to serve as a one-stop shop for terrorism research.