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9 11 terrorist attacks

Congressman Cohen Calls on Americans to Commemorate 9/11

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On the eve of the seventh anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) released the following statement calling upon Americans to commemorate 9/11 as a day of remembrance and resolve:

Suburban Life Has Not Calmed the Terror of a One-in-a-Million Event

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And the media doesn't help with the angst:

At the beginning of the 21st century, the typical American suburb is just about the safest place that has ever existed in the history of the world - yet it's full of terrified people.

The Numbers Game

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Gonzon discusses how our leaders scare us:

Statistics have little power in the face of a media environment in which extraordinarily rare events, such as strangers kidnapping children, are presented as commonplace by profit-hungry “news” outlets, for whom the bottom line is that fear sells.

A Nation of Hysterics

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At the beginning of the 21st century, the typical American suburb is just about the safest place that has ever existed in the history of the world - yet it's full of terrified people.

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