John Mueller is a senior fellow at the Cato Institute as well as senior research scientist at the Mershon Center and is a member of the political science department at Ohio State U...view moreJohn Mueller is a senior fellow at the Cato Institute as well as senior research scientist at the Mershon Center and is a member of the political science department at Ohio State University. He is a leading expert on terrorism and particularly on the reactions (or overreactions) it often inspires. Among his books are Overblown, Atomic Obsession, War and Ideas, and (with Mark Stewart) Terror, Security, and Money.view less