Still Trying To Cope

The point is that our new, threatened condition isn’t temporary.  We’re in this for the long haul, so any measures we take to fight terrorism had better be measures that we are prepared to live with indefinitely.
The real challenge now is not to stamp out terrorism; that’s an unattainable goal.  The challenge is to find a way to cope with the threat of terrorism without losing the freedom and prosperity that make America the great nation it is.
—    Paul Krugman
From his book: “The Great Unraveling“
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On This Day In:
2013	Dear Diary (A good chuckle!)
2012	Conveniently Sequential
2011	King’s Speech Number Four
	Rational Probability

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