Security Theater
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Why aren't the airlines noticing what security procedures are doing to their passengers?
Which is more pleasant to deal with at the airport: Chinese security officials, or the TSA? You be the judge.
The Scottish approach to the TSA
The U.S. military outlaws in Afghanistan what is now routine in TSA screening lines
A Thanksgiving-travel-rush peaceful protest against the TSA?
"Not even security theater -- just madness," one traveler claims
Patting down an insulin pump
Why al Qaeda operatives are obsessed with airplanes
A guide to the next thing you should read
Think we've heard enough about the TSA? Think again!
The Brits fight back against the TSA
Can an airplane match the Bolt Bus as a tech-friendly conveyance? The jury is still out.
The good news about aviation security
A pilot in Memphis says no
The endless search for chocolate balls
The two most wholesome people in all of American aviation are detained as security threats
The FAA is telling pilots to expect tighter new airspace restrictions. What's up?
A new business opportunity at airports?
If sandals are a threat, what about baby sock-lets? Or combat boots?
An argument about the way forward in ending "security theater"