As you stand in endless lines this holiday season, here’s a comforting thought: all those security measures accomplish nothing, at enormous cost. That’s the conclusion of Charles C. Mann, who put the T.S.A. to the test with the help of one of America’s top security experts.
This is a horrifying report in Vanity Fair alleging that airport security screening is worthless. It particularly stings as us U.S. taxpayers, since 9/11, have spent more than $1.1 trillion on homeland security.
I'm used to TED videos telling us how to be better, faster and cheaper. This one - just five minutes long - really captured my attention for a few days now, though. Nothing matters more than being a better parent. Nothing.
“We decided to prioritize digital over everything else. We were no longer going to be ‘The Atlantic, which happens to do digital.’ We were going to be a digital media company that also published The Atlantic magazine.”
That must have been a frightening prospect for a number of people, I suggested in a conversation with Smith at The Atlantic‘s offices last month.
“It’s easier to be ‘digital first’ when your legacy business is not strong, when you have nothing to defend,” Smith explained. “At the time, all we had to defend was red ink.”
This is a terrifying prospect, but I understand its implications. Building a digital media company is so very difficult when you have a thriving print media company. This piece on Mashable is a great read.
