President George W. Bush, vice president Dick Cheney, defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld, homeland security adviser Tom Ridge, and other government leaders rarely miss an opportunity nowadays to remind us of the grave danger we face. In a speech on July 16, the president declared, “We are today a Nation at risk to a new and changing threat.” Noting that “the terrorist threat to America takes many forms, has many places to hide, and is often invisible,” the president emphasized “our enduring vulnerability.” Evidently, the danger has not diminished much lately. I have just checked the threat indicator at the Web … Continue reading If We’re Really in Danger