Pavlov lives. Bombs go off in Boston so Americans now are willing to allow government agents to regard them as terrorists until proven otherwise. The following is as stimulus-response as the bell Pavlov rang to get his dogs to salivate: Across the U.S., from Washington to Los Angeles, police stepped up security, monitoring landmarks, government buildings, transit hubs and sporting events. Security was especially tight in Boston, with bomb-sniffing dogs checking Amtrak passengers’ luggage at South Station and transit police patrolling with rifles. ”They can give me a cavity search right now and I’d be perfectly happy,” said Daniel Wood, … Continue reading Oh, Yes! Give Me a Cavity Search! Please!