Abstract
WE'RE SPOILED, LIVING IN the Washington, D.C., area. We take for granted that the fabulous Smithsonian museums cost nothing to visit or that we can wander through the stirring memorials on the national mall any time, day or night. Sometimes it takes the amazement of visitors from out of town to remind us of how privileged we are. Looking through the eyes of friends from Idaho earlier this month, however, also brought into focus some of the less pleasant aspects about life these days in the nation's capital. Individuals can no longer visit the White House. Getting to the Washington Monument or the Capitol requires negotiating ugly concrete barriers. Police cars and security vehicles block once unimpeded views. Humvees patrol with antiaircraft missiles. Living and working here, you now continually come face-to-face with the reality that Washington, like Newlfork City, is a prime target for terrorists. In the months since Sept. 11,2001, I'd pushed to ...
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