When I lie awake at night worrying about the planet that my grandchildren will inherit, it’s not terrorism that prevents me from sleeping. Nor is it Iran or North Korea or Russia or even China. It’s the puerile witlessness of a national security apparatus oblivious to real and proximate dangers that, if ignored, will only worsen with time and ultimately jeopardize the American way of life. It’s non-Pentagon-preferred threats typically treated as addenda that demand our attention.
