A good New Year to you.

Yet another article on the risks of risk avoidance, this one in a case where the stakes are quite high. If you read this and find yourself interested in a more thorough treatment, I highly commend the PBS Frontline special (you'll have to find it yourself) called Harvest of Fear. They did a great job of presenting all sides and letting people speak for themselves, which of course made one side look like total idiots.