links for 2009-12-31

Brilliant. I've felt this way since before 9/11. Read this article. And here's a great quote from it: "The best way to help people feel secure is by acting secure around them. Instead of reacting to terrorism with fear, we — and our leaders — need to react with indomitability, the kind of strength shown by President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Prime Minister Winston Churchill during World War II."