YELLOW ALERT

MSNBC Breaking News: The Department of Homeland Security has dropped the Terror Alert level from “orange” to “yellow.” One wonders if we’ll ever get below yellow again. The incentives for bureaucracies to lesson fears is small, since it would not only mean a cut in their budget at some point but will increase their responsibility if and when another attack occurs.

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James Joyner
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James Joyner is Professor and Department Head of Security Studies at Marine Corps University's Command and Staff College. He's a former Army officer and Desert Storm veteran. Views expressed here are his own. Follow James on Twitter @DrJJoyner.