This afternoon as I went through the security procedure at SEATAC, it was the usual mix of frustration and confusion about a system that seems designed to simultaneously, complete with all the accoutrement of theater, give us the illusion of safety and the absolutely certainty of frustration. The experience was amplified by the...
Turkey didn’t happen. I was feeling quite nervous about the trip and decided that one more serious attack would be a sign that I should maybe wait before making the trip. Just a week or so before I was scheduled to leave, there was another large attack, this one about six blocks from the apartment I had been planning to stay in. I...
