Repeating himself is probably not enough, however.

What we really need, is for a terrorist to attempt to hijack a plane, only to be thwarted by the guy who snuck a knife onboard. With any luck, he would be a national hero and the news networks would be crying out for every passenger to be handed a stainless steal fork and knife upon boarding.

Ten years ago, if you had told me that Bruce Schneier, the applied math geek who writes books about cryptography, was to become Bruce Schneier, national defense and counter-terrorism security expert extraordinaire, I would have been surprised indeed. Smart rebrand on his part.

I think he remains relevant because what he says makes sense and provides a proper balance to a nation so insistent on giving up their liberties to achieve false security.

Repetitive yes, but his voice is still gravely needed.