I know I'm supposed to keep calm in a crisis, but in my experience, any crisis that makes the news is cause for fear, alarm and panic. Not necessarily because of the danger posed by the crisis, but because of the danger posed by reactions to it.

Diamonds may or may not be a girl's best friend, but a crisis is without doubt the surest ally a government can have. Without crises, we could almost forget the need for any government. But with crises — real, imagined or, like swine flu, ...

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