by Dan Mitchell | Feb 24, 2026 | Blogs, Bureaucracy
Since I have to travel a lot, I have a personal interest in wanting air travel to be affordable, safe, and free of hassle. The good news is that Jimmy Carter’s transportation deregulation has made travel significantly more affordable. It’s also good news...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 21, 2021 | Big Government, Blogs, Bureaucracy
I’ve posted several videos about the Keystone Cops of airport security (see here, here, here, here, and here) and here’s another one to enjoy. Why am I motivated to mock the Transportation Security Administration today? For the simple reason that I went to...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 25, 2019 | Big Government, Blogs
My previous columns about the Transportation Security Administration have focused on bureaucratic inefficiency and incompetence (as well as laughable examples of “security theater”). Today, let’s take advantage of the shutdown and focus instead on why TSA should be...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 27, 2015 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Waste
The Transportation Security Administration has become infamous over the years for things that it doesn’t allow on planes. Consider these examples of the Keystone Cops in action. Confiscating a plastic hammer from a mentally retarded man. Detaining a woman for carrying...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 1, 2014 | Blogs
I’m wondering whether the Transportation Security Administration is a valuable part of government. Not because the bureaucracy does a good job, but instead because it does so many foolish things that it helps convince more people to become libertarians. Consider these...
