If you look at my HN submissions over the last half decade, you'll see I'm a huge fan of Bruce Schneier, I tend to follow his work closely. My criticism is quit

If you look at my HN submissions over the last half decade, you'll see I'm a huge fan of Bruce Schneier, I tend to follow his work closely. My criticism is quite mild and fair; he really does ask great questions and does a fantastic job of illuminating difficult problems, but he does so without proposing his own solutions or citing the proposed solutions of others. I believe part of the reason for his approach is for the sake of maintaining a strong defensive posture. For example, as the person who coined the phrase "Security Theater" in regards to the DHS airport screening, he did a great job of illuminating the problems. On the other hand, if he had proposed a solution, then he would have left himself open to criticism from political pundits. If he had stood up and said, "Abolish the DHS," then many would portray him as a kook and many would have written off his views. What he does is clever, but I'm uncertain how effective it is. Citing the research/proposals of others, without endorsement, would allow people to also see potential/proposed solutions, as well as see the problems.