This has been a bad year for America. We've lost the ability to tune out. We no longer know how
to calm down and appreciate what we have. Switch off the wi-fi for a few days,
turn off the TV, and it's amazing how much more reasonable the world instantly
seems.
Though our economy may not be what it was, we're
actually safer and less susceptible to crime or war than at any time in our
history. But in the same way retailers want us buying on Christmas, others want
us scared to death and addicted to news of threats at home and from abroad.
