Tuesday, September 12, 2006

Some Reflections on What, if Anything, “Are We Safer?” Might Mean Five years after 9/11, are we any safer? In the lead essay of this month's Cato Unbound, Ohio State University political scientist John Mueller offers a set of provocative reflections on what that question might mean. Along the way, Mueller argues that the terrorist threat to American lives is overblown, and that the attempt to protect ourselves against any possible attack is impossible, and a waste of taxpayer money. "It would seem to make more sense," Mueller writes, "to substantially abandon the quixotic policy of seeking to make everything (or even a lot of stuff) safe, and then use the money saved to repair any terrorist damage and to compensate any victims." (Via Cato Unbound.) 8:59:29 AM    comment []

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