WHAT DO WE DO NEXT?
New York…Paris…San Bernardino. Terrorism has always been something that happened somewhere else, a high profile target…a big city. But San Bernardino is a wakeup call...terrorism can happen anywhere. I’ve heard many people ask, “What is the world coming to?” Evil has always existed, but never has there been a group of people more dedicated to destroying American freedom and the American way of life. Many feel lost…many feel frightened. We cannot give in to fear, because if we do, the terrorist win. For several years, I have told me students that terrorist have gone about their craft wrong, hitting large symbolic targets… Instead fear will come when they target ordinary Americans, in everyday settings doing ordinary everyday activities. After Paris and San Bernardino, it would seem they have figured this out too. Our national leaders debate about the language of it all, they tell us they will make us safe…but, too often, by the time the nat...