A Silicon Valley state of mind: smart, open and disruptive

WHEN I departed Washington, DC recently and boarded a plane to San Francisco, the residents of the capital of the United States, were full of anxiety and in an angry mood.

The images of terrorist attacks in Paris have recalled the national nightmare that followed the death and destruction of Sept 11, 2001.

Once again, politicians and pundits were warning that the United States was at war with radical Islam and that every effort should be made to protect the American people. When America is at war, security concerns override constitutional rights.