Evil

To paraphrase Edmund Burke, “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil, is for good people to do nothing.” Evil intentions, evil thoughts, evil actions: when it comes to threats and hazards, acts of evil have a special place on our collective lists of bad things. Some of us may think we can focus solely on what we believe are evildoers, and then end up with reduced capabilities and capacity for those natural and human-made hazards which become significant threats…