“Instead, free movement—of people, things, goods—presents the greatest challenge to event planners. Access, connection, and community are what we pay for, what we dress up for, what our democracy deserves.”
I wrote @theatlantic.com on event safety and the summer.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
A sharp addition from @juliettekayyem.bsky.social, arguing that some risk is inevitable and that success "should be measured by whether a threat that unfolds is mitigated by the planning and the response of those who are entrusted to secure the scene."