Time magazine on airplane security

This article in Time magazine about airplane security hits on several important points, the biggest being that government cannot keep everyone safe at all times, nor should it be called to. Part of what is great about living in free America is that you are truly free, which would not necessarily be true if extraordinary measures were taken to try to ensure safety.

The key sentences, after President Obama promised more safety: "He forgets that Americans have never really wanted the government to do 'everything in its power' to keep us safe. That would make this a terrible place to live."

The article also notes that terrorism, with more of a goal of scaring everyone (a psychological threat) has already triumphed. The way to fight back is to stop that scaring, not try to stop it altogether (a hard, if not impossible, goal).

Read the whole article here.