The next attack: John Ellis, a columnist for Boston-based Fast Company, muses on the possible reaction of Americans to
the next terrorist attack, assuming it's another whopper. The "Jacksonian" analogy seems forced. Still, Ellis' point is valid: We're not fighting a real war now, not in the conventional sense. We will be if terrorists strike again on the scale anywhere approaching Sept. 11. Postscript: Ellis, a former columnist with the Globe, has his own blog at
www.johnellis.blogspot.com