Slice through the veil of “normality,” and one uncovers a startling tableau of industrial callousness facing off against our cherished, hard-won freedoms. This unspools with jarring clarity as a massive, unfettered CSX freight train recently lunged off course in Whitemarsh Township, Pennsylvania. Fifteen carriages trashed, evacuations in place, a chilling echo of Norfolk Southern’s February debacle. A stark reminder that economic liberty isn’t a license for carelessness. We must root our freedom in responsible safety oversight. For, where unbridled freedom gallops, there often follows a reckoning. Innocent lives lie in the balance. We must do better.