by Dan Mitchell | Nov 14, 2010 | Big Government, Blogs
For those who follow the Drudge Report, you’ve presumably seen several stories about “Big Sis” and her plans to require either body imaging or a full pat down. I’ve always viewed this as a cost-benefit issue. There are crazies out there who want to blow up planes, so...
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 16, 2010 | Big Government, Blogs
Regular readers know I’m not a big fan of the Transportation Security Administration, though I confess I don’t know whether the inane policies are the result of dumb laws, foolish political appointees, or home-grown bureaucratic stupidity. Regardless, I mock the TSA...
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 8, 2010 | Blogs
Here’s a story I got from the Advice Goddess twitter feed. It seems airlines are upset that federal air marshals almost always grab first class seats. This isn’t good for airlines, since it uses up seats that they need for paying customers. It’s not good for security...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 24, 2010 | Big Government, Blogs
In his Chicago Tribune column, Steve Champman suggests that the TSA’s bureaucratic inefficiency does more harm than good, especially if we place any value of liberty. Get rid of the no-fly list entirely. For that matter, get rid of the requirement that passengers...
