Friedman’s column in today’s NYT is worth a read. Two good excerpts:
In an open society, there are simply too many threats, too many openings and too many interactions that are built on trust. You can’t even begin to secure them all without also choking that open society. Which is why the right response, after a point, is not to demand more and more security — but to learn to live with more and more anxiety.
and
[T]he only survival purchase I’ve made since Code Orange is a new set of Ben Hogan Apex irons, and why my all-American survival kit would include: a movie guide, a concert schedule, Rollerblades, a bicycle — plus a reminder to attend your local PTA meetings, Little League games, neighborhood block parties and your book club and to get plenty of tickets for your favorite sports team.Leave the cave-dwelling to Osama.
Indeed.
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August 10th, 2024 at 10:29 am