Today I was at a

Today I was at a business meeting on one of the upper floors of the Sears Tower. It was impossible not to think about terrorism. Everyone seemed normal, but one of the people I was meeting with said that the building’s owner is worried about keeping it occupied, especially after a recent article in one of the Chicago papers highlighting the Tower’s status as a potential target. He said he is concerned that his company is unable to hire some people whom they want, because of their location. This is a soft cost, and I am afraid will be an enduring soft cost, of terrorism.

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