Why the Sugar Bowl Must Be Played Today

The decision to postpone the Sugar Bowl for at least 24 hours after the terrorist atrocity in the early hours of New Year’s Day was the right one. At that moment, no one yet knew whether Shamsud-Din Jabbar had attacked alone when he drove his truck down Bourbon Street in a murderous rampage. There were reports of improvised explosive devices planted around the French Quarter, and, most ominously, no one yet knew whether the car explosion at the Trump Hotel in Las Vegas was related. The jihad was back — of that, we could be certain — but what was the extent of its current campaign on American soil?

I’m now very glad to see that the correct decision has been made to play the Sugar Bowl today in New Orleans. If city, state, and federal officials are reasonably confident that they can secure the venue — as they say they are — then it’s incumbent on Americans to proceed with living their lives as free men and women.

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Mark Antonio Wright

Mark Antonio Wright is the executive editor of National Review.

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The decision to postpone the Sugar Bowl for at least 24 hours after the terrorist atrocity in the early hours of New Year’s Day was the right one. At that moment, no one yet knew whether Shamsud-Din Jabbar had attacked alone when he drove his truck down Bourbon Street in a murderous rampage. There were reports of improvised explosive devices planted around the French Quarter, and, most ominously, no one yet knew whether the car explosion at the Trump Hotel in Las Vegas was related. The jihad was back — of that, we could be certain — but what was the extent of its current campaign on American soil?

I’m now very glad to see that the correct decision has been made to play the Sugar Bowl today in New Orleans. If city, state, and federal officials are reasonably confident that they can secure the venue — as they say they are — then it’s incumbent on Americans to proceed with living their lives as free men and women.