Keeping up with the news probably has been very discouraging recently for many Americans. In one 24-hour period, sobering reports poured in warning of historic catastrophes in the United States and Europe.
There was a manhunt for al Qaeda terrorists possibly in the United States to mark the 10th anniversary of Sept. 11 with another attack on New York or Washington. The New York Police Department set up checkpoints all over Manhattan. Authorities searched vehicles. They manned bridges and tunnels. Government officials said the threat was one of the most specific and credible they had seen in a decade.
At the same time, news outlets began predicting an imminent Greek default that could spark an economic crisis, driving Europe into depression and maybe dragging the United States along with it.
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