The Terrorist Search Engine (2014)

Based on a New York Magazine profile of a baby-faced counter-terrorism expert witness named Evan Kohlmann. Kohlmann was called the Doogie Howser of terrorism for his penchant for culling through jihadist videos, communiques and websites to unearth terror threats from all over the globe. By the time he was 23, Kohlmann's convincing testimony led to the conviction of nearly two dozen defendants on terrorist charges. The profile, written by Wesley Yang, made clear that even years later, Kohlmann was a controversial figure because he made his living as a convenient witness for government lawyers looking for convictions. More »