Nothing to fear but fear itself

2:35 PM,
Feb. 22, 2013

Written by

Nancy Poling
OPINION

Oh great. News from Russia gives us something else to be afraid of: a meteor explosion. The roofs of our houses could cave in, destroying our beds, our sofas, our computers and cell phones. We could be killed.

Americans already have plenty to worry about: car accidents, theater shootouts, heart attacks, cancer, homosexuals and socialists. And a more recent one: a tyrannical U.S. government. You can buy a Hummer so you're less likely to be killed in a car accident. You can avoid going to theaters, stay at home and rent Netflix instead. To ward off heart attacks people ingest a daily dose of ...