Terrorism Fatigue

ISIS attacks are losing their ability to terrify.

Though there has not yet been an official claim of responsibility, the perpetrator of Tuesday deadly car attack in New York appears to have been motivated by loyalty to ISIS, and the group supporters have celebrated the attack online. But disturbing as it was, will the event have the same political impact as previous incidents involving ISIS? By continually staking claim to big and small terrorist attacks, regardless of target selection or casualty count, ISIS has attempted to instill a sense of omnipresent and unpredictable danger.