Commentary: In Austin, talking about bombings — with Syrians

The Austin bomber, Mark Conditt, killed himself last Wednesday morning less than two miles from my home. Fear had mounted with each explosion in our city over the last month. Over the same period of time, I was interviewing Syrian refugees who had resettled in Austin, Texas, people for whom life under the threat of bombs is horribly familiar.

I can never understand what they endured, but the threat in Austin, a city that has always felt so safe for my family and my children, make me understand their