Take. A. Deep. Breath.The current kerfluffle about ports is revealing, yet again, the profound impact of 9/11. And none of us should like what we see in ourselves.Here’s the story: a British company held a contract to manage operations at many of America’s commercial ports. The Brits are good at that. They’ve been the masters of the high seas since most of Europe was paddling around the Mediterranean in dingies. But, as often happens in our global economy, the Brit company got bought out — by one owned, in part, by the government of the United Arab Emirates. Because of...