Amid all of this — military buildups, institutional failures, cold cases, and political reversals — The Age published an essay arguing that fear has become “the rational emotion of our time.” From pandemics to oil shocks, firestorms to climate disaster, the piece contends, we live surrounded by real catastrophes but with diminishing faith that our leaders can actually fix them. It’s a sentiment that seems to thread through nearly every story this weekend.
Walter Murrow
March 29, 2026
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