David Foster Wallace Was Not Afraid
David Foster Wallace seems to have reached into my brain and pretty succinctly summarized my thoughts about terrorism:
bq.In still other words, what if we chose to accept the fact that every few years, despite all reasonable precautions, some hundreds or thousands of us may die in the sort of ghastly terrorist attack that a democratic republic cannot 100-percent protect itself from without subverting the very principles that make it worth protecting?
Exactly. Acts of terrorism are like forces of nature: hard to predict and understand. Time and money should be spent to help recovery and response.
Via the excellent Fraidy Cats.
