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...trucking industry, which moves 68% of the nation's freight (trains carry just 14%), has a long way to go to protect its fleets from terrorists. Only now are plans being developed for trucking firms to supply officials at loading docks with the names of drivers who will pick up goods. Trucking executives are also working with chemical and oil companies to cross-check the identity of drivers before trucks are filled...
...keep your family safe." From San Antonio, a Texan warned, "Sensational journalism does little more than cause inevitable panic buying and doomsday fears." A Nebraskan declared, "Gas masks won't help against an anthrax attack," and urged TIME to "stop scaring people and tell us how to protect the country." And a reader from Maine imagined "the terrorists laughing their heads off as Americans frantically wave the flag and shop for gas masks. We should thumb our nose at these criminals and get back to everyday life...
...Guenin’s argument easily wins out if appearance is the standard of human dignity. But the novelty of our national vision is its radical concern for protecting human life regardless of its features. History teaches us that maintaining this vision demands a vigilant effort to recognize the humanity of others when it is not readily apparent to us, whether because of race, gender, religion, physical or mental disability or social position. In this regard the issue of embryonic stem cell research is one of the most difficult challenges for our nation’s moral conscience. Americans...
...same time, however, it should pay Bayer a fair price for the drugs—such as the below-market price it has already negotiated. The added cost of compensating Bayer for its losses would be more than offset by the continued development of medicines that are needed to protect Americans from bioterrorism...
...retreating from its extraordinary step and by coming to a compromise, Canada has managed to protect its people from future attacks as well as present ones. The U.S. should similarly keep Americans’ long-term safety in mind—and be prepared to respond to any short-term needs...