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Tuesday, December 6, 2005

More Frisks on Tap for Airline Passengers


“[T]he more important news from the T.S.A. isn't about packing a sewing kit or a tool belt. Starting Dec. 22, frequent fliers, who have long learned how to sail through the checkpoints and avoid a secondary screening, are more likely to be randomly hauled aside for one of those dreaded perp pat-downs.” (New York Times, Tuesday)

Is this what they mean by friendly government?

FEE Timely Classic
“Privatizing Airline Safety and Security” by Paul A. Cleveland and Thomas L. Tacker