Well, if the U.N. says it's so . . .

We'd all better stay off the subway. Of course, this will make them all too expensive to build in the future. Cities are now going gaga over mass transit that runs at a loss after tearing down perfectly good one 50 or 60 years ago, so it makes sense that the experts would be telling us to abandon subways.

I really liked this quote: "Human security can be defined better as 'knowing risks' rather than 'eliminating risks'" - Hans van Ginkel, United Nations University.

Hey, I've got a brilliant idea. I call it "insurance."