A very interesting retrospective of how safe we are today versus how unsafe we were at the turn of the 20th century.

(NYT Gift link via Kottke)

> In early 20th-century America, political bombings became a constant menace — but then helped give rise to law enforcement as we know it.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/17/magazine/dynamite-terrorism-anarchists-law-enforcement.html?unlocked_article_code=1.xE0.NiL8.Yfv7WAR_lmls

Via: https://mastodon.social/@kottke/112564536724166148