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It’s quite possible that we’re already as safe as we’re going to get—and every subsequent airport security “improvement” is just reducing our freedom without improving security.
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Nick Baumann of Mother Jones in “After John Tyner: A Five-Step Plan to a Sane Airport Security System” (linked below).
Happy holiday travel season. If you’re going to travel by air in the next few days, the odds are good you’ll have a frustrating experience. You’re not alone. I thought I’d compile some food for thought. Enjoy.
- John “Don’t Touch My Junk” Tyner’s original, viral blog post and videos about refusing a backscatter scan and invasive pat-down
- Jeff Goldberg’s own criticism of airport security
- Baumann’s article (quoted above) — good ideas of how the TSA could improve security in American airports
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