Are We Americans Losing It?

Firefighters and investigators look around the area by the damaged remains of a small aircraft inside a building, Friday in Austin, Texas. Joseph Stack flew his small airplane Thursday into the building that houses several offices of the Internal Revenue Service. More here . (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Question: Izzit just me, or are we Americans starting to show signs that we’re losing it, both in high-file acts of violence like the suicide mission above and in increasing anger and violence in our politics and communities? Or is this simply a response to tough economic times?