Topic: public security

This weekend marks the ten year anniversary of 9/11, a day that impacted the U.S.—and the world—in countless ways. In the years since, Americans have stressed and spent a lot of money over the worry that we might be attacked again; but in the meantime, we’ve largely ignored some of the biggest looming threats to our lives and livelihood: Chronic health problems. Sure, occasionally we all get amped up over who should pay health insurance or how to avoid catching bird flu. But as Scientific American’s Katherine Harmon points out, we’re more focused on preventing deaths through security spending than protecting the public’s health. More »